Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil
Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 73.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil, 2009–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil is 73.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 30.5% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil peaked at 88.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2011.
That places Brazil 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 -extreme poor in Brazil, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.7% | — |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +70.8% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +73.8% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 23.6% | 55.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 56.0% | 88.7% | 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 -extreme poor in Brazil?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil was 73.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Brazil ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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