Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Portugal
Portugal: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 35.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
35.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 113 countries
All-time high
39.8%
in 1936
All-time low
27.9%
in 1979
Years of data
87
1936–2022
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Portugal, 1936–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Portugal stood at 35.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Portugal peaked at 39.8% in 1936 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 1979.
Portugal ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 87 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 39.8% | — |
| 1937 | 38.9% | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 39.7% | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 1942 | 38.1% | -3.1% |
| 1943 | 36.5% | -4.3% |
| 1944 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 1945 | 35.5% | -1.6% |
| 1946 | 33.8% | -4.8% |
| 1947 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 1949 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 32.7% | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 32.9% | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 32.9% | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 34.1% | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 32.5% | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 35.4% | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 34.3% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 32.5% | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 35.7% | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 34.3% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 32.4% | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 35.4% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 34.0% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 32.2% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 29.9% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 31.5% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 29.3% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 28.8% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 27.9% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 31.8% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 39.1% | 38.8% | 39.8% | 4 |
| 1940s | 35.9% | 32.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 32.9% | 32.5% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 33.9% | 32.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.7% | 27.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.3% | 27.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 33.2% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.4% | 35.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,309 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Portugal?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Portugal was 35.4% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 1936.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 1979.
- How does Portugal rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Portugal ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.