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

Brazil: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 3.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.3%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2020
All-time low
2.5%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Brazil, 2015–2022

012342015201820222015: 2.8 preT2016: 2.7 preT2017: 2.7 preT2018: 2.5 preT2019: 2.6 preT2020: 4.3 preT2021: 3.2 preT2022: 3.3 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Brazil stood at 3.3%.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

That places Brazil 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Brazil, 2015 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2015 2.8%
2016 2.7% -4.1%
2017 2.7% +1.1%
2018 2.5% -7.3%
2019 2.6% +4.2%
2020 4.3% +63.0%
2021 3.2% -24.6%
2022 3.3% +4.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 3.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 3.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 3.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.7% 2.5% 2.8% 5
2020s 3.6% 3.2% 4.3% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 4 Honduras 6.0% compare
  2. 5 Armenia 6.0% compare
  3. 6 Poland 5.2% compare
  4. 8 Viet Nam 3.3% compare
  5. 9 Colombia 2.9% compare
  6. 10 Kyrgyzstan 2.3% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Brazil?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Brazil was 3.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Brazil ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population