Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance was 53.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
53.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 34 countries
All-time high
57.3%
in 2012
All-time low
53.2%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 54.5 preT2009: 56.6 preT2011: 57.2 preT2012: 57.3 preT2015: 56.8 preT2016: 53.2 preT2017: 54.6 preT2018: 55.1 preT2019: 54.5 preT2020: 53.9 preT2021: 53.6 preT2022: 53.3 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in Brazil is 53.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in Brazil peaked at 57.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 10th of 34 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT) in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2006 54.5%
2009 56.6% +3.8%
2011 57.2% +1.1%
2012 57.3% +0.1%
2015 56.8% -0.9%
2016 53.2% -6.3%
2017 54.6% +2.5%
2018 55.1% +0.9%
2019 54.5% -1.0%
2020 53.9% -1.1%
2021 53.6% -0.6%
2022 53.3% -0.7%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 53.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 53.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.4%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.6% 54.5% 56.6% 2
2010s 55.5% 53.2% 57.3% 7
2020s 53.6% 53.3% 53.9% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 7 Türkiye 53.9% compare
  2. 8 Colombia 53.8% compare
  3. 9 Uruguay 53.5% compare
  4. 11 Serbia 52.3% compare
  5. 12 Honduras 49.1% compare
  6. 13 Republic of Moldova 47.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in Brazil was 53.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance?
Brazil ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group