Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Brazil
Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 70.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Brazil, 2006–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 70.5% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Brazil peaked at 79.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2006.
That places Brazil 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.7% | — |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +64.6% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +12.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 70.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 70.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 24.7% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 41.7% | 66.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 62.6% | 79.4% | 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 protection and labor -1st in Brazil?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Brazil was 70.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2006.
- How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap