Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 55.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
55.0%
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
71.0%
in 2020
All-time low
16.4%
in 2011
Years of data
11
2009–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil, 2009–2022

204060802009201520222009: 17.12011: 16.42012: 17.72015: 35.62016: 46.82017: 46.42018: 44.92019: 44.62020: 712021: 47.22022: 55

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 55.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 210.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 71.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2011.

Brazil ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Brazil, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 17.1%
2011 16.4% -4.5%
2012 17.7% +8.1%
2015 35.6% +101.2%
2016 46.8% +31.3%
2017 46.4% -0.8%
2018 44.9% -3.2%
2019 44.6% -0.6%
2020 71.0% +59.1%
2021 47.2% -33.6%
2022 55.0% +16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.1% 17.1% 17.1% 1
2010s 36.1% 16.4% 46.8% 7
2020s 57.7% 47.2% 71.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 Mongolia 61.6% compare
  2. 4 Belarus 58.6% compare
  3. 5 Romania 57.7% compare
  4. 7 Panama 54.9% compare
  5. 8 Chile 53.8% compare
  6. 9 Kazakhstan 52.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil was 55.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 210.7%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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