Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Brazil

Brazil: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 26.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.7%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
5th
of 39 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2016
All-time low
14.9%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Brazil, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 25.12009: 14.92011: 15.92012: 15.92015: 25.42016: 27.12017: 26.72018: 26.92019: 26.72020: 24.42021: 25.72022: 26.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Brazil is 26.7%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Brazil peaked at 27.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2009.

Brazil ranks 5th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 25.1%
2009 14.9% -40.5%
2011 15.9% +6.4%
2012 15.9% +0.0%
2015 25.4% +60.1%
2016 27.1% +6.9%
2017 26.7% -1.4%
2018 26.9% +0.5%
2019 26.7% -0.6%
2020 24.4% -8.8%
2021 25.7% +5.7%
2022 26.7% +3.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 26.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 26.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.0% 14.9% 25.1% 2
2010s 23.5% 15.9% 27.1% 7
2020s 25.6% 24.4% 26.7% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Ecuador 28.1% compare
  2. 3 Sri Lanka 27.1% compare
  3. 4 Paraguay 26.9% compare
  4. 6 Argentina 26.6% compare
  5. 7 Colombia 26.5% compare
  6. 8 Kosovo 25.6% compare
  7. 8 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 25.6% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More work & labour data for Brazil

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Brazil?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Brazil was 26.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2009.
How does Brazil rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Brazil. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-2/brazil/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-2/brazil/">Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Brazil</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population