Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 36.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Brazil, 2009–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil is 36.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 158.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 58.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.9% | — |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +65.2% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +164.7% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 12.0% | 23.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 27.6% | 58.6% | 3 |
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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 36.9% 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 58.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 35 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 158.5%. 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). 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