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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 5.3% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
5.3%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2016
All-time low
2.2%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Brazil, 2006–2022

2345672006201420222006: 5.8 poorest2009: 3.6 poorest2011: 2.2 poorest2012: 2.4 poorest2015: 2.4 poorest2016: 6.7 poorest2017: 6.5 poorest2018: 6.4 poorest2019: 5.7 poorest2020: 3.8 poorest2021: 5.1 poorest2022: 5.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil stood at 5.3%.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 122.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 6.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2011.

Brazil ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 3.6% 5.8% 2
2010s 4.6% 2.2% 6.7% 7
2020s 4.7% 3.8% 5.3% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Burkina Faso 11.5% compare
  2. 33 Panama 10.9% compare
  3. 34 Argentina 10.7% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil was 5.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.1%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap