In Brazil, from the total national wealth share in 2021, nearly 80 percent belonged to the top ten percent. Almost half of Brazil's wealth was held by top one percent. On the other hand, the bottom 50 percent had a total of -0.4 percent, that is, on average, this group had more debts than assets. That year, the average personal wealth of the bottom 50 percent was valued at -300 euros.
Percentage distribution of wealth in Brazil in 2021, by wealth percentile
Characteristic
Share of national wealth
Bottom 50%
-0.4%
Middle 40%
20.6%
Top 10%
79.8%
Top 1%
48.9%
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Net personal wealth is the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.
The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.
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