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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil, 2009–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap