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

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 45.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
45.3%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2006
All-time low
45.3%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

02040602006201420222006: 50.62009: 49.52011: 49.12012: 49.32015: 48.72016: 45.72017: 46.62018: 46.62019: 46.82020: 47.72021: 49.12022: 45.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil stood at 45.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil peaked at 50.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2022.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 50.6%
2009 49.5% -2.2%
2011 49.1% -0.8%
2012 49.3% +0.5%
2015 48.7% -1.3%
2016 45.7% -6.2%
2017 46.6% +2.1%
2018 46.6% -0.1%
2019 46.8% +0.5%
2020 47.7% +1.8%
2021 49.1% +3.1%
2022 45.3% -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.0% 49.5% 50.6% 2
2010s 47.5% 45.7% 49.3% 7
2020s 47.4% 45.3% 49.1% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Serbia 52.7% compare
  2. 10 Republic of Moldova 52.3% compare
  3. 11 Uruguay 50.0% compare
  4. 13 Ukraine 43.6% compare
  5. 14 Colombia 43.4% compare
  6. 15 Kyrgyzstan 43.1% 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 45.3% 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 50.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2022.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Brazil ranks 12th 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 8.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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