Income share held by highest 10% fell 5.97% to 39.4% in Brazil in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, income share held by highest 10% in Brazil reached an all time high of 51.1% in 1989 and an all time low of 39.4% in 2020.
Brazil has been ranked 2nd within the group of 20 countries we follow in terms of income share held by highest 10%, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Income Share Held by Highest 10% | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bolivia | % | ... | ... | 36.0% | 34.8% | 32.4% | 32.0% | 30.6% | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | 41.0% | 40.9% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.5% | ||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.1% | ... | 36.3% | ... | ... | |||||||
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | 41.4% | 39.9% | 39.8% | 39.0% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paraguay | % | ... | 40.7% | 36.7% | 37.3% | 39.1% | 35.8% | |||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 32.1% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.3% | 31.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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