Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 17.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17.3%
Change on year
up 42.6%
World rank
28th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2016
All-time low
8.6%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Brazil, 2015–2022

051015202015201820222015: 8.6 <$2.15 a day2016: 20.5 <$2.15 a day2017: 18.1 <$2.15 a day2018: 17.2 <$2.15 a day2019: 16.3 <$2.15 a day2020: 16 <$2.15 a day2021: 12.1 <$2.15 a day2022: 17.3 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Brazil stood at 17.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.

That places Brazil 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Brazil, 2015 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2015 8.6%
2016 20.5% +138.9%
2017 18.1% -11.6%
2018 17.2% -5.2%
2019 16.3% -5.3%
2020 16.0% -2.0%
2021 12.1% -24.0%
2022 17.3% +42.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.1% 8.6% 20.5% 5
2020s 15.1% 12.1% 17.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Brazil?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Brazil was 17.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
Brazil ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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