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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Brazil, 2006–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap