Income share held by the richest 10% in Portugal

The richest 10% of people in Portugal received 26.9% of total income or consumption in 2023.

Measure: Income share held by the richest 10% Unit: % of total income or consumption Data: 2003 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Portugal, 2023 26.9% % of total income or consumption
Change from 2022 −1.9percentage points 2022: 28.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 24.6% Middle value of 24 countries

Income share held by the richest 10% in Portugal over time

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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Income share held by the richest 10% (% of total income or consumption), 2003 to 2023
Period Portugal
2023 26.9%
2022 28.8%
2021 27.5%
2020 26.9%
2019 26.0%
2018 26.6%
2017 26.7%
2016 27.5%
2015 27.3%
2014 27.4%
2013 27.5%
2012 27.8%
2011 28.7%
2010 28.3%
2009 27.5%
2008 28.9%
2007 28.8%
2006 29.6%
2005 30.6%
2004 30.9%
2003 30.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 28.8% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 27.5%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.DST.10TH.10 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2003 to 2023 for Portugal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform