Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 30.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Brazil, 2009–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 30.2% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2022.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Brazil peaked at 33.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2011.
That places Brazil 13th 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.4% | — |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +103.1% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +5.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 30.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 30.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 15.3% | 33.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 22.5% | 30.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
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- 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 benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Brazil?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Brazil was 30.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. 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 Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. 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.