Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban was 40.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
40.6%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
46.9%
in 2006
All-time low
39.0%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Brazil, 2006–2022

010203040502006201420222006: 46.92009: 40.82011: 40.42012: 39.12015: 45.12016: 402017: 40.42018: 412019: 41.62020: 40.62021: 392022: 40.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 40.6% for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in 2022.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Brazil peaked at 46.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 13th 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 (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 46.9%
2009 40.8% -13.0%
2011 40.4% -0.9%
2012 39.1% -3.1%
2015 45.1% +15.2%
2016 40.0% -11.3%
2017 40.4% +1.1%
2018 41.0% +1.3%
2019 41.6% +1.4%
2020 40.6% -2.4%
2021 39.0% -3.9%
2022 40.6% +4.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 40.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 40.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.0%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.8% 40.8% 46.9% 2
2010s 41.1% 39.1% 45.1% 7
2020s 40.1% 39.0% 40.6% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Ukraine 46.0% compare
  2. 11 Türkiye 44.5% compare
  3. 12 Armenia 42.5% compare
  4. 14 Georgia 40.3% compare
  5. 15 Costa Rica 35.5% compare
  6. 16 Uruguay 35.2% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Brazil was 40.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) -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