Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory was 62.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
62.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
71.6%
in 2009
All-time low
55.2%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Brazil, 2006–2022

0204060802006201420222006: 66.32009: 71.62011: 70.32012: 69.62015: 68.22016: 64.52017: 66.82018: 66.12019: 66.52020: 55.22021: 62.52022: 62.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Brazil stood at 62.3%.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Brazil peaked at 71.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 66.3%
2009 71.6% +8.0%
2011 70.3% -1.8%
2012 69.6% -1.0%
2015 68.2% -2.0%
2016 64.5% -5.4%
2017 66.8% +3.4%
2018 66.1% -1.0%
2019 66.5% +0.5%
2020 55.2% -17.0%
2021 62.5% +13.3%
2022 62.3% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.0% 66.3% 71.6% 2
2010s 67.4% 64.5% 70.3% 7
2020s 60.0% 55.2% 62.5% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Colombia 63.0% compare
  2. 10 Ecuador 62.9% compare
  3. 11 Türkiye 62.5% compare
  4. 13 Paraguay 55.6% compare
  5. 14 Kyrgyzstan 55.1% compare
  6. 15 Armenia 53.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Brazil was 62.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group