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

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 39.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
39.2%
Change on year
up 22.1%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 2015
All-time low
32.1%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

010203040502006201420222006: 44.7 poorest2009: 44.4 poorest2011: 47.1 poorest2012: 47.9 poorest2015: 49.3 poorest2016: 39.4 poorest2017: 39.7 poorest2018: 40.3 poorest2019: 39 poorest2020: 36.5 poorest2021: 32.1 poorest2022: 39.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 39.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 49.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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) in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2006 44.7%
2009 44.4% -0.9%
2011 47.1% +6.1%
2012 47.9% +1.7%
2015 49.3% +3.0%
2016 39.4% -20.0%
2017 39.7% +0.7%
2018 40.3% +1.5%
2019 39.0% -3.3%
2020 36.5% -6.5%
2021 32.1% -11.8%
2022 39.2% +22.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.6% 44.4% 44.7% 2
2010s 43.2% 39.0% 49.3% 7
2020s 35.9% 32.1% 39.2% 3

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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 39.2% 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 49.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 15th 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 18.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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