Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 43.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
43.9%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
48.4%
in 2009
All-time low
43.5%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006–2022

010203040502006201420222006: 482009: 48.42011: 47.72012: 47.62015: 46.62016: 43.52017: 44.52018: 44.52019: 44.92020: 45.72021: 472022: 43.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 43.9% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil peaked at 48.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 14th 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 48.0%
2009 48.4% +0.9%
2011 47.7% -1.4%
2012 47.6% -0.1%
2015 46.6% -2.2%
2016 43.5% -6.6%
2017 44.5% +2.3%
2018 44.5% -0.0%
2019 44.9% +0.9%
2020 45.7% +1.9%
2021 47.0% +2.9%
2022 43.9% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.2% 48.0% 48.4% 2
2010s 45.6% 43.5% 47.7% 7
2020s 45.5% 43.9% 47.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Republic of Moldova 49.2% compare
  2. 12 Kyrgyzstan 48.1% compare
  3. 13 Ukraine 45.4% compare
  4. 15 Colombia 41.7% compare
  5. 16 Argentina 40.8% compare
  6. 17 Armenia 40.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil was 43.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
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