Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil

Brazil: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 21.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.4%
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
24.9%
in 2021
All-time low
20.3%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006–2022

05101520252006201420222006: 212009: 20.42011: 21.12012: 21.12015: 20.32016: 21.22017: 21.72018: 20.62019: 20.42020: 22.52021: 24.92022: 21.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 21.4% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil peaked at 24.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2015.

That places Brazil 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 21.0% —
2009 20.4% -2.9%
2011 21.1% +3.3%
2012 21.1% -0.0%
2015 20.3% -3.7%
2016 21.2% +4.4%
2017 21.7% +2.2%
2018 20.6% -5.2%
2019 20.4% -1.0%
2020 22.5% +10.4%
2021 24.9% +10.6%
2022 21.4% -14.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 21.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 21.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.7% 20.4% 21.0% 2
2010s 20.9% 20.3% 21.7% 7
2020s 22.9% 21.4% 24.9% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 15 Kyrgyzstan 22.3% compare
  2. 16 Vietnam 22.0% compare
  3. 17 Sri Lanka 22.0% compare
  4. 19 Panama 20.8% compare
  5. 20 Thailand 20.0% compare
  6. 21 Ukraine 19.9% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil was 21.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Brazil ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population