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

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 46.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
46.3%
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 2017
All-time low
24.7%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Brazil, 2006–2022

010203040502006201420222006: 24.72009: 272011: 28.92012: 29.22015: 32.22016: 46.22017: 46.52018: 46.22019: 44.82020: 42.42021: 37.72022: 46.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 46.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 46.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2006.

Brazil ranks 16th of 31 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.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 24.7%
2009 27.0% +9.4%
2011 28.9% +7.0%
2012 29.2% +1.2%
2015 32.2% +10.2%
2016 46.2% +43.5%
2017 46.5% +0.6%
2018 46.2% -0.6%
2019 44.8% -2.9%
2020 42.4% -5.4%
2021 37.7% -11.3%
2022 46.3% +22.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 46.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 46.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 8.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.8% 24.7% 27.0% 2
2010s 39.1% 28.9% 46.5% 7
2020s 42.1% 37.7% 46.3% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 13 Kosovo 59.0% compare
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  3. 15 Chile 54.1% compare
  4. 17 Costa Rica 27.7% compare
  5. 18 Thailand 27.4% compare
  6. 19 Sri Lanka 25.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Brazil?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Brazil was 46.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2006.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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