Portugal's gni per capita rose from US$12.1k in 1996 to US$29.9k in 2025.
Portugal · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
38th of 181 · 23rd in Europe & C. Asia
Portugal's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $15k in 1996 to intl $52.2k in 2025.
Portugal's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 6,242 in 1995 to PPS 16.6k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
28th of 129 · 19th in Europe & C. Asia
Portugal's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$10.4k in 1996 to US$15k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
29th of 57 · 25th in Europe & C. Asia
Portugal's gini index fell from 38.8 in 2003 to 33.9 in 2023.
Portugal's income share held by highest 10% fell from 30.2 % in 2003 to 26.9 % in 2023.
Portugal's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.2 % in 2003 to 7.4 % in 2023.
Poverty
Portugal's extreme poverty fell from 1.1 % in 2003 to 0.4 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
26th of 73 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia*
Portugal's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 20.4 % in 2003 to 16.4 % in 2021.
Portugal's at-risk-of-poverty rate fell from 23.0 % in 1995 to 15.4 % in 2025.