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

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 41.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
41.6%
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
56.9%
in 2006
All-time low
35.1%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

02040602006201420222006: 56.92009: 47.62011: 46.52012: 452015: 41.42016: 38.62017: 40.72018: 41.22019: 40.22020: 44.32021: 35.12022: 41.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil stood at 41.6%.

That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil peaked at 56.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 14th of 36 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 -urban in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 56.9%
2009 47.6% -16.3%
2011 46.5% -2.4%
2012 45.0% -3.3%
2015 41.4% -8.0%
2016 38.6% -6.7%
2017 40.7% +5.3%
2018 41.2% +1.4%
2019 40.2% -2.6%
2020 44.3% +10.3%
2021 35.1% -20.8%
2022 41.6% +18.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 41.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 41.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 2.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.3% 47.6% 56.9% 2
2010s 41.9% 38.6% 46.5% 7
2020s 40.3% 35.1% 44.3% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Kyrgyzstan 48.4% compare
  2. 12 Kazakhstan 47.6% compare
  3. 13 Türkiye 47.3% compare
  4. 15 Kosovo 39.6% compare
  5. 15 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 39.6% compare
  6. 17 Uruguay 28.9% 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 41.6% 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 56.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 36 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 7.6%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 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