How much do social benefits reduce poverty in Mato Grosso do Sul?

Without government social benefits such as Bolsa Familia and the BPC, 23.2% of people in Mato Grosso do Sul would have been below the US$6.85 poverty line in 2024 and 5.5% below the US$2.15 extreme poverty line, against 17.5% and 1.6% with them (IBGE simulation removing benefit income).

Poverty and living standards in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: official figures

17.5% of people in Mato Grosso do Sul lived on household income below the World Bank poverty line of US$6.85 a day (PPP 2017) in 2024, about 495,000 people; 9th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 23.1%).

People below the poverty line (US$6.85 PPP a day)

17.5%

2024

People in extreme poverty (US$2.15 PPP a day)

1.6%

2024

Gini index of household income per person

0.454

2024

Is poverty falling in Mato Grosso do Sul?

The poverty rate in Mato Grosso do Sul was 22.3% in 2019 and 26.9% in 2012, so the 2024 figure of 17.5% is down 4.8 percentage points on 2019 (Brazil: 32.6% in 2019, 23.1% in 2024).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Mato Grosso do Sul?

1.6% of people in Mato Grosso do Sul were in extreme poverty in 2024, living on less than US$2.15 a day (PPP 2017), about R$218 a month per person; 3rd lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 3.5%).

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How many people in Mato Grosso do Sul live on less than a quarter of the minimum wage?

4.1% of people in Mato Grosso do Sul lived in households with income of up to a quarter of the minimum wage per person (R$353 a month) in 2024, and a further 13.3% on between a quarter and half (R$704); the first share is 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 7.9%).

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How unequal is income in Mato Grosso do Sul?

The Gini index of household income per person in Mato Grosso do Sul was 0.454 in 2024 (0 means everyone has the same income, 1 that one person has all of it), 5th least unequal of the 26 states and the Federal District; Brazil's was 0.504. In 2019 Mato Grosso do Sul's index was 0.484.

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How much income do the richest 10% get in Mato Grosso do Sul?

The richest 10% of people in Mato Grosso do Sul received 35.1% of all household income in 2024 and the poorest 40% received 14.1%, a Palma ratio of 2.49 (Brazil: 3.31).

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More figures

Counting only income from work, pensions and other non-benefit sources, the Gini index in Mato Grosso do Sul would have been 0.484 in 2024 instead of 0.454 (Brazil: 0.542 instead of 0.504). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy

How Mato Grosso do Sul compares with other states

People below the US$6.85 a day poverty line (%) (2024)

Mato Grosso do Sul ranks 19 of 27, highest first. Household income per person below US$6.85 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity; PNAD Continua.

Rank	Region	People below the US$6.85 a day poverty line (%)
16	Rondonia	20.5%
17	Espirito Santo	18.6%
18	Rio de Janeiro	17.9%
19	Mato Grosso do Sul	17.5%
20	Minas Gerais	16.8%
21	Goias	15.9%
22	Distrito Federal	15.3%

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People in extreme poverty, below US$2.15 a day (%) (2024)

Mato Grosso do Sul ranks 25 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in extreme poverty, below US$2.15 a day (%)
21	Distrito Federal	1.7%
22	Rondonia	1.7%
23	Mato Grosso	1.6%
24	Goias	1.6%
25	Mato Grosso do Sul	1.6%
26	Rio Grande do Sul	1.4%
27	Santa Catarina	1.2%

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Poverty rate without government social benefits (%) (2024)

Mato Grosso do Sul ranks 18 of 27, highest first. IBGE simulation removing income from social programmes such as Bolsa Familia and BPC.

Rank	Region	Poverty rate without government social benefits (%)
15	Tocantins	31.6%
16	Rondonia	26.4%
17	Espirito Santo	23.5%
18	Mato Grosso do Sul	23.2%
19	Rio de Janeiro	22.5%
20	Minas Gerais	21.9%
21	Goias	20.7%

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Gini index of household income per person (2024)

Mato Grosso do Sul ranks 23 of 27, highest first. 0 = complete equality, 1 = complete inequality.

Rank	Region	Gini index of household income per person
20	Parana	0.473
21	Goias	0.462
22	Rio Grande do Sul	0.458
23	Mato Grosso do Sul	0.454
24	Minas Gerais	0.447
25	Mato Grosso	0.442
26	Rondonia	0.442

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People living on up to 1/4 minimum wage per person (%) (2024)

Mato Grosso do Sul ranks 22 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People living on up to 1/4 minimum wage per person (%)
19	Rondonia	4.8%
20	Distrito Federal	4.7%
21	Goias	4.3%
22	Mato Grosso do Sul	4.1%
23	Sao Paulo	3.8%
24	Parana	3.6%
25	Mato Grosso	3.0%

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Sources

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE): Sintese de Indicadores Sociais 2025, chapter 2 tables (income distribution and poverty): Tables 2.1, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22, 2.23 (PNAD Continua 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e2084f0fca81…)

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