Wealth share of the richest 1% in Portugal
Portugal: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Portugal, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 25.0% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Portugal peaked at 26.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1981.
Portugal ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 22.8% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 23.9% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.9% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 142 Ecuador 25.1% compare
- 142 Senegal 25.1% compare
- 144 Uzbekistan 25.0% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 25.0% compare
- 147 Vietnam 24.9% compare
- 148 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies 2.05 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3824 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3904 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0004 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Portugal?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Portugal was 25.0% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Portugal ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.