Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 38.2% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
38.2%
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
50.8%
in 2015
All-time low
31.1%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 482009: 46.62011: 49.22012: 502015: 50.82016: 38.62017: 38.92018: 39.72019: 38.32020: 35.52021: 31.12022: 38.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Brazil stood at 38.2%.

That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 50.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 16th of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.3% 46.6% 48.0% 2
2010s 43.6% 38.3% 50.8% 7
2020s 34.9% 31.1% 38.2% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 13 Uruguay 54.7% compare
  2. 14 Thailand 39.5% compare
  3. 15 Argentina 38.7% compare
  4. 17 Chile 34.3% compare
  5. 18 Costa Rica 27.9% compare
  6. 19 Vietnam 27.3% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Brazil?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Brazil was 38.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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