Brazil Highest Poverty Rate
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank
The highest poverty rate in Brazil was 37.70% in 1983. The top 5 years were: 1983 (37.70%), 1984 (36.90%), 1985 (32.40%), 1982 (31.00%), 1981 (30.70%).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
Brazil Top 5 Highest Poverty Rate Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
1983 |
37.70% |
| 2nd |
1984 |
36.90% |
| 3rd |
1985 |
32.40% |
| 4th |
1982 |
31.00% |
| 5th |
1981 |
30.70% |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 1984 |
36.90% |
−0.80pp |
9th |
| 1983 |
37.70% |
+6.70pp |
5th |
| 1985 |
32.40% |
−4.50pp |
13th |
| 1990 |
30.30% |
+4.60pp |
19th |
| 1982 |
31.00% |
+0.30pp |
6th |
| 1981 |
30.70% |
– |
8th |
| 1992 |
29.40% |
−0.90pp |
29th |
| 1993 |
28.20% |
−1.20pp |
24th |
| 1988 |
28.10% |
+2.60pp |
13th |
| 1989 |
25.70% |
−2.40pp |
18th |
| 1987 |
25.50% |
+8.80pp |
20th |
| 1999 |
20.00% |
+0.90pp |
25th |
| 1997 |
20.40% |
−0.30pp |
26th |
| 1996 |
20.70% |
+1.20pp |
28th |
| 1998 |
19.10% |
−1.30pp |
30th |
| 1995 |
19.50% |
−8.70pp |
35th |
| 2003 |
17.10% |
+0.90pp |
49th |
| 2001 |
17.50% |
−2.50pp |
26th |
| 1986 |
16.70% |
−15.70pp |
13th |
| 2004 |
15.30% |
−1.80pp |
56th |
| 2002 |
16.20% |
−1.30pp |
38th |
| 2005 |
13.70% |
−1.60pp |
51st |
| 2007 |
10.80% |
−0.60pp |
52nd |
| 2006 |
11.40% |
−2.30pp |
63rd |
| 2009 |
8.40% |
−0.70pp |
57th |
| 2008 |
9.10% |
−1.70pp |
61st |
| 2021 |
7.50% |
+4.70pp |
60th |
| 2019 |
7.00% |
+0.10pp |
67th |
| 2018 |
6.90% |
+0.00pp |
71st |
| 2017 |
6.90% |
+0.40pp |
66th |
| 2016 |
6.50% |
+1.10pp |
67th |
| 2012 |
6.40% |
−0.70pp |
59th |
| 2011 |
7.10% |
−1.30pp |
60th |
| 2022 |
4.90% |
−2.60pp |
53rd |
| 2015 |
5.40% |
+0.70pp |
61st |
| 2014 |
4.70% |
−0.70pp |
57th |
| 2013 |
5.40% |
−1.00pp |
59th |
| 2025 |
3.48% |
−0.32pp |
17th |
| 2023 |
3.80% |
−1.10pp |
41st |
| 2020 |
2.80% |
−4.20pp |
54th |
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