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

Latest (2022)
70.5%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
79.4%
in 2020
All-time low
24.7%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Brazil, 2006–2022

204060802006201420222006: 24.72009: 40.62011: 41.72012: 43.32015: 53.22016: 66.22017: 662018: 65.22019: 64.62020: 79.42021: 62.62022: 70.5

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 Georgia 75.4% compare
  2. 12 Chile 74.7% compare
  3. 13 Uruguay 73.7% compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 65.9% compare
  5. 16 Kosovo 64.6% compare
  6. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 64.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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