Brazil - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Brazil was 10.82 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.64 in 1983 and a minimum value of 10.82 in 2009.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.76 |
| 1982 | 26.78 |
| 1983 | 31.64 |
| 1984 | 30.64 |
| 1985 | 27.27 |
| 1986 | 20.77 |
| 1987 | 25.50 |
| 1988 | 26.63 |
| 1989 | 25.06 |
| 1990 | 30.03 |
| 1992 | 30.29 |
| 1993 | 29.21 |
| 1995 | 20.81 |
| 1996 | 21.76 |
| 1997 | 21.51 |
| 1998 | 20.52 |
| 1999 | 21.32 |
| 2001 | 21.71 |
| 2002 | 20.23 |
| 2003 | 20.60 |
| 2004 | 18.64 |
| 2005 | 16.63 |
| 2006 | 14.42 |
| 2007 | 13.19 |
| 2008 | 11.32 |
| 2009 | 10.82 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Brazil was 6.14 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.92 in 1992 and a minimum value of 6.01 in 2008.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 13.64 |
| 1982 | 13.66 |
| 1983 | 16.65 |
| 1984 | 15.50 |
| 1985 | 13.52 |
| 1986 | 9.70 |
| 1987 | 13.64 |
| 1988 | 14.68 |
| 1989 | 13.72 |
| 1990 | 17.23 |
| 1992 | 17.92 |
| 1993 | 17.04 |
| 1995 | 11.26 |
| 1996 | 12.39 |
| 1997 | 12.32 |
| 1998 | 11.03 |
| 1999 | 11.38 |
| 2001 | 11.82 |
| 2002 | 10.56 |
| 2003 | 11.21 |
| 2004 | 9.77 |
| 2005 | 8.52 |
| 2006 | 7.64 |
| 2007 | 7.13 |
| 2008 | 6.01 |
| 2009 | 6.14 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in Brazil was 21.40 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.70 in 1983 and a minimum value of 21.40 in 2009.
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 40.80 |
| 1982 | 41.00 |
| 1983 | 48.70 |
| 1984 | 48.30 |
| 1985 | 42.00 |
| 1986 | 26.40 |
| 1987 | 38.70 |
| 1988 | 43.60 |
| 1989 | 41.40 |
| 1990 | 41.90 |
| 1992 | 42.10 |
| 1993 | 43.00 |
| 1995 | 35.10 |
| 1996 | 34.70 |
| 1997 | 35.20 |
| 1998 | 34.00 |
| 1999 | 35.30 |
| 2001 | 35.20 |
| 2002 | 34.40 |
| 2003 | 35.80 |
| 2004 | 33.70 |
| 2005 | 30.80 |
| 2006 | 26.80 |
| 2007 | 24.20 |
| 2008 | 22.60 |
| 2009 | 21.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
