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

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 38.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
38.2%
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
50.8%
in 2015
All-time low
31.1%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

02040602006201420222006: 482009: 46.62011: 49.22012: 502015: 50.82016: 38.62017: 38.92018: 39.72019: 38.32020: 35.52021: 31.12022: 38.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 38.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 22.8% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 50.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 17th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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) -urban in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 48.0%
2009 46.6% -3.0%
2011 49.2% +5.6%
2012 50.0% +1.7%
2015 50.8% +1.6%
2016 38.6% -24.0%
2017 38.9% +0.6%
2018 39.7% +2.1%
2019 38.3% -3.4%
2020 35.5% -7.4%
2021 31.1% -12.4%
2022 38.2% +22.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 38.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 38.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 2.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.3% 46.6% 48.0% 2
2010s 43.6% 38.3% 50.8% 7
2020s 34.9% 31.1% 38.2% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 14 Uruguay 55.7% compare
  2. 15 Thailand 39.8% compare
  3. 16 Argentina 38.7% compare
  4. 18 Chile 34.3% compare
  5. 19 Panama 30.2% compare
  6. 20 Costa Rica 27.9% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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 38.2% 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 50.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 17th out of 34 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 down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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