Wealth and income percentiles in Brazil
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Brazil? Model estimates for 155.6 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Brazil
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, BRL | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | BRL 45,400 | USD 8,290 |
| Top 10% | BRL 417,000 | USD 76,200 |
| Top 5% | BRL 841,000 | USD 153,000 |
| Top 1% | BRL 2,170,000 | USD 396,000 |
| Top 0.1% | BRL 11,600,000 | USD 2,120,000 |
| Average (mean) | BRL 250,000 | USD 45,600 |
Income thresholds in Brazil
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, BRL | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | BRL 26,100 | USD 4,760 |
| Top 10% | BRL 139,000 | USD 25,500 |
| Top 5% | BRL 219,000 | USD 40,000 |
| Top 1% | BRL 631,000 | USD 115,000 |
| Top 0.1% | BRL 2,830,000 | USD 516,000 |
| Average (mean) | BRL 68,100 | USD 12,400 |
Brazil in a global context
Brazil has 2.81% of the world’s adults. About 4.6% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.23% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 4.8% and 0.53%.
The median adult in Brazil is in the global top 53.3% by net worth and the global top 48.3% by income. Brazil is home to about 0.64% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 3 | Country-specific WIR/WID estimates with broad wealth shares and means. Not a complete national individual distribution; large parts of the curve and extreme tail are modelled. |
| Income | 3 | Country-specific WIR/WID estimates with broad income shares and means. Not a direct official national wage/register distribution; thresholds between groups are modelled. |
- World Inequality Report 2026: Country Sheets
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
- World Inequality Report 2026: Country Sheets
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Brazil?
About BRL 2,170,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about BRL 417,000.
What is the median income in Brazil?
The median adult in Brazil has a broad pre-tax economic income of about BRL 26,100 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Brazil are in the global top 1%?
About 0.23% of adults in Brazil are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.53% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Brazil is 3/5 for net worth and 3/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.