Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Brazil
Brazil: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.0% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Brazil peaked at 16.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.8% | — |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +26.8% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | -53.6% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +69.0% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -35.4% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -66.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +203.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -39.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -23.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +203.3% | 1.0% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 6.3% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.7% | 13.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 38 Peru 1.5% compare
- 39 Montenegro 1.2% compare
- 40 Tajikistan 1.1% compare
- 42 Ecuador 1.0% compare
- 43 Bangladesh 1.0% compare
- 44 Georgia 0.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,003 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.73 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Brazil?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Brazil was 1.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).