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

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 39.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
39.6%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
13th
of 31 countries
All-time high
40.9%
in 2018
All-time low
24.3%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Brazil, 2006–2022

0102030402006201420222006: 24.32009: 26.62011: 292012: 28.82015: 37.92016: 39.72017: 40.72018: 40.92019: 39.82020: 36.22021: 36.32022: 39.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 39.6% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 40.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2006.

Brazil ranks 13th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 24.3%
2009 26.6% +9.4%
2011 29.0% +9.1%
2012 28.8% -0.6%
2015 37.9% +31.8%
2016 39.7% +4.6%
2017 40.7% +2.5%
2018 40.9% +0.6%
2019 39.8% -2.9%
2020 36.2% -9.0%
2021 36.3% +0.3%
2022 39.6% +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.4% 24.3% 26.6% 2
2010s 36.7% 28.8% 40.9% 7
2020s 37.4% 36.2% 39.6% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Mongolia 44.0% compare
  2. 11 Uruguay 41.1% compare
  3. 12 Türkiye 40.5% compare
  4. 14 Kosovo 37.2% compare
  5. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 37.2% compare
  6. 16 Chile 35.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Brazil?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Brazil was 39.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2006.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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