Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 32.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.6%
Change on year
up 68.2%
World rank
2nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2019
All-time low
13.5%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 15.82006: 15.12007: 14.62008: 13.52009: 13.62010: 14.92011: 14.92012: 15.12015: 19.32016: 17.62017: 19.42019: 32.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 68.2% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland peaked at 32.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2008.

That places Poland 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 15.8%
2006 15.1% -4.8%
2007 14.6% -3.0%
2008 13.5% -7.3%
2009 13.6% +0.7%
2010 14.9% +9.1%
2011 14.9% +0.1%
2012 15.1% +1.7%
2015 19.3% +27.5%
2016 17.6% -8.8%
2017 19.4% +10.2%
2019 32.6% +68.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.5% 13.5% 15.8% 5
2010s 19.1% 14.9% 32.6% 7

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  2. 3 Serbia 29.8% compare
  3. 4 Armenia 27.4% compare
  4. 5 Brazil 26.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland was 32.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2008.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Poland ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group