Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile was 64.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Brazil, 2006–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Brazil stood at 64.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 158.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Brazil peaked at 81.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2009.
Brazil ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 59.2% | — |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -61.5% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +135.0% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 22.8% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 24.6% | 62.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 63.5% | 81.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Brazil?
- Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Brazil was 64.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile?
- Brazil ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.0%. 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 Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in 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.