Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Brazil
Brazil: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2024, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Brazil stood at 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Brazil peaked at 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.13 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1983.
Brazil ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.57 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.53 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.11 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 47 Belarus 18.39 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 48 Montenegro 17.78 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 17.48 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 51 Bolivia 16.82 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 16.54 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 53 Bhutan 16.49 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Brazil?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Brazil was 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1983.
- How does Brazil rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Brazil ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.