Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 36.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
36.2%
Change on year
up 26.2%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
54.0%
in 2020
All-time low
18.6%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2009–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Brazil, 2009–2022

203040502009201520222009: 23.42011: 18.92012: 20.22015: 18.62016: 23.72017: 24.72018: 24.82019: 242020: 542021: 28.72022: 36.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 36.2% for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Brazil peaked at 54.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2015.

That places Brazil 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Brazil, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 23.4%
2011 18.9% -19.2%
2012 20.2% +7.0%
2015 18.6% -7.7%
2016 23.7% +27.3%
2017 24.7% +4.0%
2018 24.8% +0.3%
2019 24.0% -3.0%
2020 54.0% +125.0%
2021 28.7% -46.9%
2022 36.2% +26.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 36.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.1%, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 36.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 2.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.4% 23.4% 23.4% 1
2010s 22.1% 18.6% 24.8% 7
2020s 39.6% 28.7% 54.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Georgia 62.6% compare
  2. 3 Poland 35.7% compare
  3. 4 Armenia 32.2% compare
  4. 5 Serbia 31.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Brazil was 36.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group