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

Latest (2022)
30.2%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 2017
All-time low
15.3%
in 2011
Years of data
11
2009–2022

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Brazil, 2009–2022

01020302009201520222009: 16.4 % of total safety net benefits2011: 15.3 % of total safety net benefits2012: 15.6 % of total safety net benefits2015: 31.6 % of total safety net benefits2016: 33.6 % of total safety net benefits2017: 33.8 % of total safety net benefits2018: 33.2 % of total safety net benefits2019: 31.5 % of total safety net benefits2020: 22.5 % of total safety net benefits2021: 28.5 % of total safety net benefits2022: 30.2 % of total safety net benefits

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

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Brazil, 2009 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Armenia 30.4% compare
  2. 11 Peru 30.3% compare
  3. 12 Republic of Moldova 30.2% compare
  4. 14 Ecuador 29.7% compare
  5. 15 Poland 29.3% compare
  6. 16 Kyrgyzstan 29.3% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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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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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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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.