Wealth and income percentiles in Portugal
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Portugal? Model estimates for 8.4 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Portugal
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, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 68,100 | USD 76,300 |
| Top 10% | EUR 404,000 | USD 453,000 |
| Top 5% | EUR 665,000 | USD 745,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 1,730,000 | USD 1,940,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 7,070,000 | USD 7,920,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 186,000 | USD 209,000 |
Income thresholds in Portugal
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, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 21,200 | USD 23,800 |
| Top 10% | EUR 54,500 | USD 61,100 |
| Top 5% | EUR 75,000 | USD 84,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 146,000 | USD 164,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 430,000 | USD 482,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 28,500 | USD 32,000 |
Portugal in a global context
Portugal has 0.15% of the world’s adults. About 31.5% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 2.2% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 21.1% and 0.93%.
The median adult in Portugal is in the global top 16.5% by net worth and the global top 17.1% by income. Portugal is home to about 0.34% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
The curves for Portugal are built from the World Inequality Database’s 127-percentile estimates (2026 update), which combine tax records, surveys and national accounts; where a country has few direct sources, WID fills gaps from similar countries. The score shows how much direct national data stands behind the estimates, from 1 (strong direct national sources) to 5 (mainly imputed). The notes describe the national sources we have reviewed.
| Measure | Score | National data reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household net-worth thresholds (p10–p95). Survey coverage is strong, but it is not individual wealth and the extreme tail is modelled. |
| Income | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household thresholds (p10–p95). This is a strong source track, but a household is not personal wage/income and the curve requires interpolation. |
The advanced tool also offers national source tracks for Portugal based on official statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). They use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2026-10-09; 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 Portugal?
About EUR 1,730,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about EUR 404,000.
What is the median income in Portugal?
The median adult in Portugal has a broad pre-tax economic income of about EUR 21,200 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 Portugal are in the global top 1%?
About 2.2% of adults in Portugal are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.93% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Portugal is 2/5 for net worth and 2/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.