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

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 47.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
47.8%
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
66.5%
in 2006
All-time low
43.0%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 66.5 preT2009: 59.4 preT2011: 59.6 preT2012: 59.5 preT2015: 52.9 preT2016: 47.6 preT2017: 48.2 preT2018: 49.3 preT2019: 49.2 preT2020: 49.7 preT2021: 43 preT2022: 47.8 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil stood at 47.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil peaked at 66.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 11th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2006 66.5%
2009 59.4% -10.7%
2011 59.6% +0.4%
2012 59.5% -0.2%
2015 52.9% -11.0%
2016 47.6% -10.2%
2017 48.2% +1.3%
2018 49.3% +2.3%
2019 49.2% -0.1%
2020 49.7% +1.0%
2021 43.0% -13.5%
2022 47.8% +11.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 47.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 47.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.5%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.9% 59.4% 66.5% 2
2010s 52.3% 47.6% 59.6% 7
2020s 46.9% 43.0% 49.7% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 8 Republic of Moldova 54.8% compare
  2. 9 Ukraine 50.4% compare
  3. 10 Georgia 49.9% compare
  4. 12 Armenia 47.8% compare
  5. 13 Kazakhstan 47.1% compare
  6. 14 Kyrgyzstan 44.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil was 47.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Brazil ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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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