Brazil - Social safety net programs
Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)
The value for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Brazil was 21.05 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.05 in 2019 and a minimum value of 8.30 in 2011.
Definition: Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.43 |
| 2011 | 8.30 |
| 2012 | 9.10 |
| 2015 | 17.27 |
| 2016 | 19.08 |
| 2017 | 19.97 |
| 2018 | 20.42 |
| 2019 | 21.05 |
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
The value for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Brazil was 31.49 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.77 in 2017 and a minimum value of 15.33 in 2011.
Definition: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.37 |
| 2011 | 15.33 |
| 2012 | 15.55 |
| 2015 | 31.58 |
| 2016 | 33.55 |
| 2017 | 33.77 |
| 2018 | 33.13 |
| 2019 | 31.49 |
Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)
The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Brazil was 22.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.29 in 2006 and a minimum value of 17.56 in 2009.
Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.29 |
| 2009 | 17.56 |
| 2011 | 18.65 |
| 2012 | 19.53 |
| 2015 | 23.72 |
| 2016 | 23.20 |
| 2017 | 22.14 |
| 2018 | 22.28 |
| 2019 | 22.00 |
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)
The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in Brazil was 60.98 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.44 in 2016 and a minimum value of 22.82 in 2009.
Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 59.24 |
| 2009 | 22.82 |
| 2011 | 24.57 |
| 2012 | 24.91 |
| 2015 | 58.54 |
| 2016 | 62.44 |
| 2017 | 60.56 |
| 2018 | 61.91 |
| 2019 | 60.98 |
Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population)
The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) in Brazil was 30.15 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.58 in 2006 and a minimum value of 19.36 in 2009.
Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 38.58 |
| 2009 | 19.36 |
| 2011 | 21.27 |
| 2012 | 22.73 |
| 2015 | 33.56 |
| 2016 | 32.14 |
| 2017 | 30.44 |
| 2018 | 30.34 |
| 2019 | 30.15 |
Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population)
The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population) in Brazil was 13.01 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.09 in 2012 and a minimum value of 12.53 in 2018.
Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 19.78 |
| 2009 | 17.69 |
| 2011 | 18.74 |
| 2012 | 20.09 |
| 2015 | 17.29 |
| 2016 | 14.12 |
| 2017 | 13.37 |
| 2018 | 12.53 |
| 2019 | 13.01 |
Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population)
The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population) in Brazil was 4.71 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.16 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4.71 in 2019.
Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.46 |
| 2009 | 15.26 |
| 2011 | 15.60 |
| 2012 | 16.16 |
| 2015 | 7.27 |
| 2016 | 5.68 |
| 2017 | 5.14 |
| 2018 | 5.38 |
| 2019 | 4.71 |
Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)
The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population) in Brazil was 1.16 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.74 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1.16 in 2019.
Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.39 |
| 2009 | 12.67 |
| 2011 | 13.09 |
| 2012 | 13.74 |
| 2015 | 1.92 |
| 2016 | 1.61 |
| 2017 | 1.19 |
| 2018 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 1.16 |
Classification
Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators
Sub-Topic: Performance
