Brazil Income Share Top 10%
Income share held by highest 10% SI.DST.10TH.10
Brazil's income share top 10% was 40.62% in 2025, ranked 3rd globally. This represents a 0.4% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1981–2025.
Overview
Brazil's income share top 10% stood at 40.62% in 2025, a decline of +0.18pp from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 40.62% by 2025. Brazil ranked 3rd globally.
Brazil's income share held by the top 10% of earners has exhibited a significant decline in recent years, a trend that reverses the country's historically high inequality levels of the 1980s and 1990s. At its peak in 1989, the top 10% income share reached 51.10%, a level surpassed by only a few countries globally. However, by 2020, this share had dropped to 39.50%, a level that was narrowly surpassed by Zambia, its closest peer. In 2025, Brazil's top 10% income share rebounded to 40.62%. While still below the peak of three decades ago, this increase suggests a stabilization of income inequality in Brazil. The trajectory of Brazil's income share, however, remains sensitive to economic fluctuations, and a protracted period of economic growth could potentially reverse this trend and push the top 10% income share back towards the peak levels of the late 1980s.
Data & projection
| Year | Income Share Top 10% | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 40.53% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 40.62% | - | - |
| 2025 | 40.62% | −0.18pp | #3 |
| 2023 | 40.80% | −0.20pp | #52 |
| 2022 | 41.00% | −0.60pp | #68 |
| 2021 | 41.60% | +2.10pp | #77 |
| 2020 | 39.50% | −2.50pp | #67 |
| 2019 | 42.00% | −0.50pp | #78 |
| 2018 | 42.50% | +0.50pp | #93 |
| 2017 | 42.00% | −0.10pp | #78 |
| 2016 | 42.10% | +1.20pp | #82 |
| 2015 | 40.90% | −0.10pp | #82 |
| 2014 | 41.00% | −0.70pp | #81 |
| 2013 | 41.70% | −0.70pp | #77 |
| 2012 | 42.40% | +0.70pp | #87 |
| 2011 | 41.70% | −0.50pp | #81 |
| 2009 | 42.20% | −0.30pp | #80 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Brazil matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2016. Historically, 38% of countries showing this pattern (117 out of 307) saw income share top 10% improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Brazil's income share top 10% was 40.62% in 2025. Ranked 3rd globally. This represents a 0.4% decrease from the previous year.
Brazil's income share top 10% peaked at 51.10% in 1989.
The lowest income share top 10% in Brazil was 39.50% in 2020.
Brazil ranks 3rd globally in income share top 10% as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SI.DST.10TH.10. Data sourced from World Bank.
Brazil's income share top 10% is projected to reach 40.62% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The income share top 10% of Brazil in 2025 was 40.62%. This ranks 3rd in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_brazil_income-top-10,
title = {Brazil Income Share Top 10%},
url = {https://historysaid.com/brazil/income-top-10/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}