Household income per capita: upper limit of percentile 80 (Continuous PNAD)
Definition
Monthly household income per capita, in current reais, below which 80% of the population falls when ordered from lowest to highest income. Computed by IBGE from the annual Continuous PNAD.
- Formula
- Percentile 80 of the household income per capita distribution, using survey weights.
- Unit
- R$ per month
- Uncertainty
- 95% interval computed from the coefficient of variation published by IBGE: value ± 1.96 × value × CV.
- License
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Household income per capita: upper limit of percentile 80 (Continuous PNAD)
- Household income per capita: upper limit of percentile 80 (Continuous PNAD)
- Source: IBGE — SIDRA (Continuous PNAD) · Source version: 2026-05-08 · Collected on: 2026-10-26 · License: LicenseRef-IBGE-reuse-with-attribution
Uncertainty: 95% interval computed from the coefficient of variation published by IBGE: value ± 1.96 × value × CV.
Series breaks: 2020: Income from the Continuous PNAD 5th visit in 2020–2021 (pandemic). 2022: Return to the Continuous PNAD 1st visit.
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| Year | Brazil |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,075 (1,054–1,096) |
| 2013 | 1,187 (1,171–1,203) |
| 2014 | 1,299 (1,274–1,324) |
| 2015 | 1,378 (1,354–1,402) |
| 2016 | 1,477 (1,448–1,506) |
| 2017 | 1,508 (1,493–1,523) |
| 2018 | 1,637 (1,608–1,666) |
| 2019 | 1,728 (1,701–1,755) |
| 2020 | 1,676 (1,650–1,702) † |
| 2021 | 1,723 (1,693–1,753) |
| 2022 | 2,009 (1,977–2,041) † |
| 2023 | 2,350 (2,304–2,396) |
| 2024 | 2,607 (2,561–2,653) |
| 2025 | 2,958 (2,912–3,004) |
Criticisms of the metric
- Household surveys underestimate top incomes, which mainly affects the highest percentiles; values may be too low at the top of the distribution.
- In 2020 and 2021 income comes from the 5th visit (pandemic); other editions use the 1st.
Series breaks
- 2020: Income from the Continuous PNAD 5th visit in 2020–2021 (pandemic).
- 2022: Return to the Continuous PNAD 1st visit.
References
- IBGE. PNAD Contínua — notas metodológicas. https://www.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/sociais/trabalho/9171-pesquisa-nacional-por-amostra-de-domicilios-continua-mensal.html