Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil

Brazil: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 14.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
14.3%
Change on year
down 20.2%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2011
All-time low
10.5%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2009–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil, 2009–2022

051015202009201520222009: 18.22011: 18.92012: 18.12015: 10.52016: 13.82017: 14.32018: 14.62019: 13.32020: 15.92021: 17.92022: 14.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 14.3% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Brazil peaked at 18.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2015.

That places Brazil 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 18.2%
2011 18.9% +3.6%
2012 18.1% -4.1%
2015 10.5% -42.1%
2016 13.8% +32.0%
2017 14.3% +3.1%
2018 14.6% +2.4%
2019 13.3% -9.0%
2020 15.9% +19.4%
2021 17.9% +12.6%
2022 14.3% -20.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 1
2010s 14.8% 10.5% 18.9% 7
2020s 16.0% 14.3% 17.9% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 16 Panama 16.1% compare
  2. 17 Indonesia 14.9% compare
  3. 18 Thailand 14.5% compare
  4. 20 El Salvador 13.8% compare
  5. 21 Serbia 13.8% compare
  6. 22 Kyrgyzstan 13.6% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More work & labour data for Brazil

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Brazil?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Brazil was 14.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban?
Brazil ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefits-incidence-in-4th-quintile-percent-all-social-assistance-urban/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/benefits-incidence-in-4th-quintile-percent-all-social-assistance-urban/brazil/">Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population