Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory in Brazil

Brazil: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
up 29.1%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory in Brazil, 2006–2022

0.40.60.811.21.42006201420222006: 1.4 preT2009: 1.3 preT2011: 0.945 preT2012: 0.743 preT2015: 0.655 preT2016: 0.523 preT2017: 0.537 preT2018: 0.517 preT2019: 0.44 preT2020: 0.472 preT2021: 0.419 preT2022: 0.541 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Brazil is 0.5%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Brazil peaked at 1.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 22nd 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.

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2006 1.4%
2009 1.3% -9.9%
2011 0.9% -25.8%
2012 0.7% -21.4%
2015 0.7% -11.8%
2016 0.5% -20.2%
2017 0.5% +2.6%
2018 0.5% -3.6%
2019 0.4% -14.9%
2020 0.5% +7.3%
2021 0.4% -11.3%
2022 0.5% +29.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 7
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 19 Türkiye 4.1% compare
  2. 20 South Africa 0.7% compare
  3. 21 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  4. 23 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  5. 24 Mexico 0.2% compare
  6. 25 Argentina 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Brazil?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Brazil was 0.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory?
Brazil ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population