Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil

Brazil: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.4264 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4264 poorest
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.4505 poorest
in 2018
All-time low
0.2336 poorest
in 2011
Years of data
11
2009–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil, 2009–2022

00.10.20.30.40.52009201520222009: 0.24 poorest2011: 0.234 poorest2012: 0.25 poorest2015: 0.44 poorest2016: 0.447 poorest2017: 0.449 poorest2018: 0.45 poorest2019: 0.435 poorest2020: 0.394 poorest2021: 0.39 poorest2022: 0.426 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.4264 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 0.4505 poorest in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2336 poorest, in 2011.

That places Brazil 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Brazil, 2009 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2009 0.2404 poorest
2011 0.2336 poorest -2.8%
2012 0.2499 poorest +7.0%
2015 0.44 poorest +76.1%
2016 0.4468 poorest +1.5%
2017 0.4488 poorest +0.5%
2018 0.4505 poorest +0.4%
2019 0.4347 poorest -3.5%
2020 0.394 poorest -9.4%
2021 0.3902 poorest -1.0%
2022 0.4264 poorest +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2404 poorest 0.2404 poorest 0.2404 poorest 1
2010s 0.3863 poorest 0.2336 poorest 0.4505 poorest 7
2020s 0.4035 poorest 0.3902 poorest 0.4264 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Costa Rica 0.4446 poorest compare
  2. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.434 poorest compare
  3. 11 Republic of Moldova 0.4265 poorest compare
  4. 13 Armenia 0.4251 poorest compare
  5. 14 Kazakhstan 0.41 poorest compare
  6. 15 Romania 0.3928 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil was 0.4264 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4505 poorest in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2336 poorest in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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