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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 60.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
60.0%
Change on year
up 57.6%
World rank
18th
of 32 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2015
All-time low
38.0%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 57 <$2.15 a day2009: 60.2 <$2.15 a day2011: 64 <$2.15 a day2012: 67.4 <$2.15 a day2015: 69.4 <$2.15 a day2016: 56.2 <$2.15 a day2017: 54.6 <$2.15 a day2018: 54.6 <$2.15 a day2019: 52.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 52.9 <$2.15 a day2021: 38 <$2.15 a day2022: 60 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Brazil is 60.0%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 57.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Brazil peaked at 69.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 18th 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 58.6% 57.0% 60.2% 2
2010s 59.8% 52.7% 69.4% 7
2020s 50.3% 38.0% 60.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

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  5. 20 Pakistan 47.5% compare
  6. 21 Mexico 31.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Brazil?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Brazil was 60.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Brazil ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap