Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Portugal
Portugal: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 10.37 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.37
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 113 countries
All-time high
16.16
in 1936
All-time low
6.43
in 1981
Years of data
87
1936–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Portugal, 1936–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Portugal is 10.37, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Portugal peaked at 16.16 in 1936 and was at its lowest, 6.43, in 1981.
Portugal ranks 91st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 87 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 16.16 | — |
| 1937 | 14.57 | -9.8% |
| 1938 | 14.59 | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 13.82 | -5.3% |
| 1940 | 14.79 | +7.0% |
| 1941 | 14.9 | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 13.8 | -7.4% |
| 1943 | 12.14 | -12.0% |
| 1944 | 12.15 | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 11.94 | -1.7% |
| 1946 | 10.21 | -14.5% |
| 1947 | 10.55 | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 10.84 | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 10.54 | -2.8% |
| 1950 | 10.71 | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 10.59 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 10.74 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 10.95 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 11.05 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 10.78 | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 10.36 | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 10.47 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 10.77 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 11.13 | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 10.12 | -9.1% |
| 1961 | 11.93 | +17.9% |
| 1962 | 9.99 | -16.3% |
| 1963 | 13.97 | +39.8% |
| 1964 | 12.75 | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 10.46 | -18.0% |
| 1966 | 14.91 | +42.5% |
| 1967 | 13.18 | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 10.85 | -17.7% |
| 1969 | 15.03 | +38.5% |
| 1970 | 13.24 | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 11.05 | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 8.32 | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 12.83 | +54.2% |
| 1974 | 10.72 | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 8.6 | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 9.32 | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 8.29 | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 7.81 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 6.77 | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 6.89 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 6.43 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 6.47 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.38 | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 7.29 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 7.68 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 8.07 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 8.17 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 8.36 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 8.7 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 8.94 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 9.1 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.2 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.59 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 9.67 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.85 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 9.67 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 10.13 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 10.28 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 10.77 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 10.45 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 11.18 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 10.31 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 10.31 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.85 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 10.41 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.52 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.1 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9.73 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 9.67 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.04 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 11.16 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 10.14 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.54 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 10.72 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.86 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.93 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.65 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 11.14 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 10.46 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.36 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.37 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 14.79 | 13.82 | 16.16 | 4 |
| 1940s | 12.19 | 10.21 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.75 | 10.36 | 11.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.32 | 9.99 | 15.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.7 | 6.77 | 13.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.54 | 6.43 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.72 | 8.94 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.45 | 9.67 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.76 | 10.04 | 11.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 10.36 | 10.46 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Portugal?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Portugal was 10.37 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.16 in 1936.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Portugal ranks 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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