Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Portugal
Portugal: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 29.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Portugal, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Portugal is 29.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Portugal peaked at 33.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1981.
That places Portugal 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.8% | — |
| 1981 | 25.1% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 27.7% | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 29.7% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 29.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.3% | 25.1% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 29.9% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 30.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 29.4% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.0% | 29.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 3,624 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,207 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0813 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,609 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,473 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Portugal?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Portugal was 29.1% 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% before and after tax recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Portugal ranks 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.