Adequacy of social insurance programs in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of social insurance programs 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 social insurance programs in Brazil, 2006–2022

010203040502006201420222006: 46.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 47.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 48.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 46.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 48.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 42.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 43.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 43.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 44.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 44 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2021: 44.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2022: 42.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of social insurance programs 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 social insurance programs 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 Ukraine 48.3% compare
  2. 12 Mongolia 45.6% compare
  3. 13 Kyrgyzstan 43.3% compare
  4. 15 Costa Rica 40.6% compare
  5. 16 Argentina 39.9% compare
  6. 17 Colombia 39.6% compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Brazil?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Brazil was 42.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2022.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs 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: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 337 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.