Wealth share of the richest 1% in Brazil
Brazil: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 39.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Brazil, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Brazil is 39.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Brazil peaked at 47.0% in 1940 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2019.
That places Brazil 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
| 1880s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 1940s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 1960s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 38.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 38.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.9% | 40.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Brazil?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Brazil was 39.5% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1940.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.