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

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 2.7% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
2.7%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

11.522.533.52006201420222006: 2.1 poorest2009: 1.4 poorest2011: 0.879 poorest2012: 1 poorest2015: 0.846 poorest2016: 3.1 poorest2017: 3.2 poorest2018: 3.3 poorest2019: 3 poorest2020: 2.2 poorest2021: 2.6 poorest2022: 2.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil stood at 2.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 3.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.

That places Brazil 35th out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.8% 1.4% 2.1% 2
2010s 2.2% 0.8% 3.3% 7
2020s 2.5% 2.2% 2.7% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Kazakhstan 6.1% compare
  2. 33 Romania 6.0% compare
  3. 34 Argentina 5.7% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Brazil was 2.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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
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