Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 60.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
60.0%
Change on year
up 57.6%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2015
All-time low
38.0%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 57 <$2.15 a day2009: 60.2 <$2.15 a day2011: 64 <$2.15 a day2012: 67.4 <$2.15 a day2015: 69.4 <$2.15 a day2016: 56.2 <$2.15 a day2017: 54.6 <$2.15 a day2018: 54.6 <$2.15 a day2019: 52.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 52.9 <$2.15 a day2021: 38 <$2.15 a day2022: 60 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Brazil stood at 60.0%.

That represents a change of up 57.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Brazil peaked at 69.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 20th 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 -extreme poor in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2006 57.0%
2009 60.2% +5.6%
2011 64.0% +6.4%
2012 67.4% +5.2%
2015 69.4% +3.0%
2016 56.2% -19.1%
2017 54.6% -2.8%
2018 54.6% +0.0%
2019 52.7% -3.5%
2020 52.9% +0.4%
2021 38.0% -28.1%
2022 60.0% +57.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.6% 57.0% 60.2% 2
2010s 59.8% 52.7% 69.4% 7
2020s 50.3% 38.0% 60.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 17 Sri Lanka 88.4% compare
  2. 18 Viet Nam 81.5% compare
  3. 19 Argentina 77.3% compare
  4. 21 Costa Rica 54.6% compare
  5. 22 Pakistan 47.5% compare
  6. 23 Panama 35.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Brazil?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Brazil was 60.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
Brazil ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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