Income inequality (Gini) in Portugal
The Gini coefficient of disposable income in Portugal was 30.9 (0 to 100) in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2004.
Portugal, 2025
30.9
Change from 2024
−1.0points
European Union, 2025
29.2 (0 to 100)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
29.2 (0 to 100)
Position in 2025
10th of 31
Income inequality (Gini) in Portugal over time
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Gini coefficient, 0 to 100. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.9 (0 to 100) | 29.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2024 | 31.9 (0 to 100) | 29.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2023 | 33.7 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2022 | 32.0 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2021 | 33.0 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2020 | 31.2 (0 to 100) | 30.0 (0 to 100)b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 31.9 (0 to 100) | 30.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2018 | 32.1 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2017 | 33.5 (0 to 100) | 30.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2016 | 33.9 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2015 | 34.0 (0 to 100) | 30.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2014 | 34.5 (0 to 100) | 30.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2013 | 34.2 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2012 | 34.5 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2011 | 34.2 (0 to 100) | 30.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2010 | 33.7 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2009 | 35.4 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2008 | 35.8 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2007 | 36.8 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2006 | 37.7 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2005 | 38.1 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2004 | 37.8 (0 to 100) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 points from 31.9 (0 to 100) in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.0 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −3.1 points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 29.2 (0 to 100).
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.86 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
33.9 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
15.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
18.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
4.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Income share held by the richest 10%
26.9%
2023 · World Bank