Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 51.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
51.4%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
59.0%
in 2011
All-time low
48.3%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 51.72009: 57.32011: 592012: 58.82015: 58.22016: 51.52017: 51.52018: 53.32019: 53.12020: 48.32021: 49.52022: 51.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 51.4% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil peaked at 59.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, 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 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 51.7%
2009 57.3% +10.9%
2011 59.0% +2.9%
2012 58.8% -0.3%
2015 58.2% -1.1%
2016 51.5% -11.6%
2017 51.5% +0.1%
2018 53.3% +3.5%
2019 53.1% -0.4%
2020 48.3% -9.1%
2021 49.5% +2.6%
2022 51.4% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.5% 51.7% 57.3% 2
2010s 55.0% 51.5% 59.0% 7
2020s 49.8% 48.3% 51.4% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Kazakhstan 55.2% compare
  2. 10 Mongolia 52.0% compare
  3. 11 Ukraine 51.8% compare
  4. 13 Sri Lanka 51.3% compare
  5. 14 Colombia 51.0% compare
  6. 15 Uruguay 49.5% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil was 51.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group