Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 34.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
34.3%
Change on year
up 28.3%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2020
All-time low
9.6%
in 2011
Years of data
11
2009–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Brazil, 2009–2022

10203040502009201520222009: 10.92011: 9.62012: 10.82015: 212016: 25.22017: 23.92018: 23.72019: 22.72020: 52.62021: 26.72022: 34.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 34.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in 2022.

The figure is up 28.3% on the previous year and up 216.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Brazil peaked at 52.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2011.

That places Brazil 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Brazil, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 10.9%
2011 9.6% -11.5%
2012 10.8% +12.3%
2015 21.0% +94.2%
2016 25.2% +20.0%
2017 23.9% -5.1%
2018 23.7% -1.1%
2019 22.7% -4.3%
2020 52.6% +132.2%
2021 26.7% -49.3%
2022 34.3% +28.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.9% 10.9% 10.9% 1
2010s 19.6% 9.6% 25.2% 7
2020s 37.9% 26.7% 52.6% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 Chile 40.0% compare
  2. 4 Mongolia 38.0% compare
  3. 5 Panama 35.2% compare
  4. 7 Romania 32.1% compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 30.9% compare
  6. 9 Belarus 30.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Brazil?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Brazil was 34.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 216.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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