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

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 57.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
57.7%
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
69.9%
in 2020
All-time low
44.7%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

02040602006201420222006: 44.7 poorest2009: 50.8 poorest2011: 52.3 poorest2012: 53.8 poorest2015: 57.4 poorest2016: 51.4 poorest2017: 51.1 poorest2018: 51.5 poorest2019: 50.2 poorest2020: 69.9 poorest2021: 48.5 poorest2022: 57.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Brazil stood at 57.7%.

The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Brazil peaked at 69.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2006.

That places Brazil 17th out of 37 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) in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2006 44.7%
2009 50.8% +13.6%
2011 52.3% +2.8%
2012 53.8% +3.0%
2015 57.4% +6.7%
2016 51.4% -10.5%
2017 51.1% -0.6%
2018 51.5% +0.9%
2019 50.2% -2.5%
2020 69.9% +39.1%
2021 48.5% -30.6%
2022 57.7% +19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.8% 44.7% 50.8% 2
2010s 52.5% 50.2% 57.4% 7
2020s 58.7% 48.5% 69.9% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 14 Uruguay 63.2% compare
  2. 15 Türkiye 63.0% compare
  3. 16 Chile 62.4% compare
  4. 18 Argentina 51.3% compare
  5. 19 Viet Nam 49.3% compare
  6. 20 Costa Rica 44.1% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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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 57.7% 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 69.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2006.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Brazil ranks 17th out of 37 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 7.2%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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