Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Argentina

Argentina: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 24.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24.7%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
8th
of 25 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2020
All-time low
17.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2016–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Argentina, 2016–2022

01020302016201920222016: 19.32017: 17.32018: 17.82019: 20.22020: 34.92021: 242022: 24.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Argentina stood at 24.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Argentina ranks 8th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Argentina, 2016 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2016 19.3%
2017 17.3% -10.5%
2018 17.8% +2.9%
2019 20.2% +13.6%
2020 34.9% +72.9%
2021 24.0% -31.2%
2022 24.7% +3.1%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 24.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 24.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 5.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.6% 17.3% 20.2% 4
2020s 27.9% 24.0% 34.9% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 6 Belarus 39.4%
  2. 7 Serbia 37.4% compare
  3. 9 Kazakhstan 24.3% compare
  4. 10 Romania 23.3% compare
  5. 11 Kyrgyzstan 21.7% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Argentina?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Argentina was 24.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2017.
How does Argentina rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Argentina ranks 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group