How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Brazil
Brazil: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 3.0% for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Brazil peaked at 37.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 47th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 16.7% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 19.1% | 30.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 8.4% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.39 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1341 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4373 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Brazil?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Brazil was 3.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.