Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 43.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
43.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2006
All-time low
40.7%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 50.62009: 43.42011: 42.62012: 42.52015: 46.52016: 44.82017: 45.52018: 45.42019: 45.92020: 40.72021: 44.22022: 43.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil is 43.9%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil peaked at 50.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 10th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 50.6%
2009 43.4% -14.3%
2011 42.6% -1.9%
2012 42.5% -0.2%
2015 46.5% +9.6%
2016 44.8% -3.8%
2017 45.5% +1.6%
2018 45.4% -0.2%
2019 45.9% +1.0%
2020 40.7% -11.2%
2021 44.2% +8.4%
2022 43.9% -0.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 43.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 43.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.0% 43.4% 50.6% 2
2010s 44.7% 42.5% 46.5% 7
2020s 42.9% 40.7% 44.2% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 7 Türkiye 51.2% compare
  2. 8 Kazakhstan 51.2% compare
  3. 9 Republic of Moldova 48.7% compare
  4. 11 Kyrgyzstan 42.0% compare
  5. 12 Ukraine 41.1% compare
  6. 13 Armenia 40.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil was 43.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Brazil ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
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