Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Brazil

Brazil: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
down 28.7%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Brazil, 2006–2022

0.20.40.60.812006201420222006: 0.2742009: 0.412011: 0.3212012: 0.2422015: 0.6362016: 0.6522017: 0.722018: 0.6572019: 0.6652020: 0.2972021: 12022: 0.714

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in 2022.

That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and up 195.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Brazil ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.3%
2009 0.4% +49.9%
2011 0.3% -21.6%
2012 0.2% -24.6%
2015 0.6% +162.5%
2016 0.7% +2.6%
2017 0.7% +10.4%
2018 0.7% -8.7%
2019 0.7% +1.3%
2020 0.3% -55.3%
2021 1.0% +237.3%
2022 0.7% -28.7%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.2% 0.7% 7
2020s 0.7% 0.3% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Pakistan 1.1% compare
  2. 7 El Salvador 1.1% compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 0.8% compare
  4. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
  5. 11 Kosovo 0.6% compare
  6. 11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Brazil?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Brazil was 0.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Brazil rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 195.0%. 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 Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 355 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population