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

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 3.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.1%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
36th
of 36 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.9%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

12342006201420222006: 2.32009: 1.42011: 0.8712012: 0.9352015: 0.962016: 3.92017: 3.62018: 3.62019: 3.62020: 2.42021: 32022: 3.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 3.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 231.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Brazil peaked at 3.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.

That places Brazil 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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) -urban in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 2.3%
2009 1.4% -39.6%
2011 0.9% -36.9%
2012 0.9% +7.3%
2015 1.0% +2.6%
2016 3.9% +308.3%
2017 3.6% -7.4%
2018 3.6% +0.4%
2019 3.6% -0.2%
2020 2.4% -33.3%
2021 3.0% +25.0%
2022 3.1% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.8% 1.4% 2.3% 2
2010s 2.5% 0.9% 3.9% 7
2020s 2.9% 2.4% 3.1% 3

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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 3.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
Brazil ranks 36th out of 36 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 231.8%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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