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

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st was 2.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.0%
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

0.511.522.532006201420222006: 1.52009: 1.42011: 0.8622012: 1.52015: 0.6652016: 2.62017: 2.72018: 3.12019: 2.92020: 1.72021: 1.72022: 2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 2.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in 2022.

The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Brazil peaked at 3.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.

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.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 1.5%
2009 1.4% -9.9%
2011 0.9% -37.9%
2012 1.5% +77.7%
2015 0.7% -56.6%
2016 2.6% +291.7%
2017 2.7% +2.8%
2018 3.1% +14.4%
2019 2.9% -5.4%
2020 1.7% -42.2%
2021 1.7% +2.5%
2022 2.0% +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 2
2010s 2.0% 0.7% 3.1% 7
2020s 1.8% 1.7% 2.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Romania 5.2% compare
  2. 33 Kazakhstan 4.7% compare
  3. 34 Uruguay 2.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Brazil?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Brazil was 2.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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