Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Portugal
Portugal: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2023, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Portugal stood at 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Portugal peaked at 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.17 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2003.
Portugal ranks 32nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.62 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 29 Israel 37.48 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 30 Croatia 36.73 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 31 Estonia 36.52 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 33 Latvia 32.95 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 34 Bulgaria 30.18 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 35 Romania 29.85 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0004 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Portugal?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Portugal was 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.17 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2003.
- How does Portugal rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.