Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions was 42.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
42.6%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
14th
of 32 countries
All-time high
48.4%
in 2015
All-time low
42.6%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

010203040502006201420222006: 46.72009: 47.52011: 48.12012: 46.52015: 48.42016: 42.92017: 43.22018: 43.62019: 44.32020: 442021: 44.22022: 42.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil is 42.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil peaked at 48.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2022.

That places Brazil 14th out of 32 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.1% 46.7% 47.5% 2
2010s 45.3% 42.9% 48.4% 7
2020s 43.6% 42.6% 44.2% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Mongolia 49.0% compare
  2. 12 Ukraine 48.3% compare
  3. 13 Kyrgyzstan 43.0% compare
  4. 15 Costa Rica 40.6% compare
  5. 16 Argentina 39.9% compare
  6. 17 Colombia 39.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil was 42.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2022.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
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