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

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 30.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
30.2%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
13th
of 32 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2015
All-time low
28.2%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

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

0102030402006201420222006: 32.4 poorest2009: 32.2 poorest2011: 34.1 poorest2012: 34.5 poorest2015: 36.7 poorest2016: 30.6 poorest2017: 31.2 poorest2018: 32.1 poorest2019: 31.2 poorest2020: 29.6 poorest2021: 28.2 poorest2022: 30.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Brazil stood at 30.2%.

The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Brazil peaked at 36.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 13th 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 32.3% 32.2% 32.4% 2
2010s 32.9% 30.6% 36.7% 7
2020s 29.3% 28.2% 30.2% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Mongolia 43.3% compare
  2. 11 Turkey 40.9% compare
  3. 12 Uruguay 40.3% compare
  4. 14 Argentina 29.4% compare
  5. 15 Chile 23.4% compare
  6. 16 Costa Rica 20.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Brazil?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Brazil was 30.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount