Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban was 41.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
41.8%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
48.3%
in 2015
All-time low
41.8%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Brazil, 2006–2022

010203040502006201420222006: 46.92009: 47.72011: 48.22012: 46.42015: 48.32016: 41.92017: 42.22018: 42.62019: 43.42020: 43.12021: 43.32022: 41.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Brazil is 41.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Brazil peaked at 48.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2022.

Brazil ranks 14th of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.3% 46.9% 47.7% 2
2010s 44.7% 41.9% 48.3% 7
2020s 42.7% 41.8% 43.3% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Türkiye 49.6% compare
  2. 12 Mongolia 47.8% compare
  3. 13 Kyrgyzstan 47.4% compare
  4. 15 Costa Rica 40.3% compare
  5. 16 Armenia 40.1% compare
  6. 17 Argentina 39.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Brazil was 41.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2022.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 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