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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 73.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
73.3%
Change on year
up 24.1%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
73.3%
in 2019
All-time low
57.4%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 58.22006: 57.42007: 58.12008: 59.12009: 59.42010: 62.32011: 61.52012: 61.72015: 69.52016: 67.32017: 59.12019: 73.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 73.3% for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Poland peaked at 73.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2006.

That places Poland 1st out of 37 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 Protection and in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 58.2%
2006 57.4% -1.5%
2007 58.1% +1.3%
2008 59.1% +1.7%
2009 59.4% +0.5%
2010 62.3% +5.0%
2011 61.5% -1.4%
2012 61.7% +0.5%
2015 69.5% +12.6%
2016 67.3% -3.1%
2017 59.1% -12.3%
2019 73.3% +24.1%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 73.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.6%, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 73.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.1%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.4% 57.4% 59.4% 5
2010s 65.0% 59.1% 73.3% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Serbia 67.4% compare
  2. 3 South Africa 64.7% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 63.9% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Poland was 73.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2006.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Poland ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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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