Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 54.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
54.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 34 countries
All-time high
61.7%
in 2011
All-time low
48.4%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 572009: 612011: 61.72012: 612015: 58.72016: 56.62017: 57.52018: 57.52019: 57.22020: 48.42021: 54.62022: 54.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil stood at 54.7%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil peaked at 61.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 13th 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 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 57.0%
2009 61.0% +7.0%
2011 61.7% +1.2%
2012 61.0% -1.0%
2015 58.7% -3.8%
2016 56.6% -3.6%
2017 57.5% +1.6%
2018 57.5% -0.0%
2019 57.2% -0.5%
2020 48.4% -15.4%
2021 54.6% +12.9%
2022 54.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.0% 57.0% 61.0% 2
2010s 58.6% 56.6% 61.7% 7
2020s 52.6% 48.4% 54.7% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Republic of Moldova 60.2% compare
  2. 11 Colombia 57.7% compare
  3. 12 Ukraine 55.8% compare
  4. 14 Viet Nam 52.5% compare
  5. 15 Kazakhstan 50.5% compare
  6. 16 Uruguay 49.4% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil was 54.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 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