Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil

Brazil: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 0.1091 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1091 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.1544 <$2.15 a day
in 2017
All-time low
0.0659 <$2.15 a day
in 2020
Years of data
11
2009–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil, 2009–2022

00.050.10.152009201520222009: 0.091 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.073 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.066 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.14 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.142 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.154 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.149 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.145 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.066 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.136 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.109 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil is 0.1091 <$2.15 a day, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil peaked at 0.1544 <$2.15 a day in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 <$2.15 a day, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Brazil, 2009 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2009 0.0909 <$2.15 a day
2011 0.0728 <$2.15 a day -19.9%
2012 0.0662 <$2.15 a day -9.0%
2015 0.1398 <$2.15 a day +111.1%
2016 0.1417 <$2.15 a day +1.3%
2017 0.1544 <$2.15 a day +9.0%
2018 0.1489 <$2.15 a day -3.6%
2019 0.1446 <$2.15 a day -2.9%
2020 0.0659 <$2.15 a day -54.4%
2021 0.1356 <$2.15 a day +105.7%
2022 0.1091 <$2.15 a day -19.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0909 <$2.15 a day 0.0909 <$2.15 a day 0.0909 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.1241 <$2.15 a day 0.0662 <$2.15 a day 0.1544 <$2.15 a day 7
2020s 0.1036 <$2.15 a day 0.0659 <$2.15 a day 0.1356 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 Kosovo 0.1154 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 5 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1154 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 0.1126 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 9 Indonesia 0.1086 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 10 Colombia 0.0765 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 11 Serbia 0.0748 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil was 0.1091 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1544 <$2.15 a day in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 <$2.15 a day in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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