Adequacy of social safety net programs in Brazil
Brazil: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 25.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Brazil, 2009–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 25.9% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2022.
The figure is up 45.0% on the previous year and up 185.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Brazil peaked at 29.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2011.
That places Brazil 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.4% | — |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +89.8% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +40.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -39.5% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +45.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 25.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 25.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 3.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 8.3% | 21.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 17.9% | 29.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- 7 Poland 22.4% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 19.8% compare
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More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Brazil?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Brazil was 25.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.