Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 26.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.3%
Change on year
up 41.7%
World rank
5th
of 25 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2019
All-time low
13.2%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 14.82006: 13.82007: 14.42008: 142009: 13.22010: 16.72011: 16.42012: 18.12015: 232016: 17.72017: 18.62019: 26.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland is 26.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland peaked at 26.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2009.

That places Poland 5th out of 25 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 14.8%
2006 13.8% -6.9%
2007 14.4% +4.2%
2008 14.0% -2.6%
2009 13.2% -5.5%
2010 16.7% +26.2%
2011 16.4% -1.8%
2012 18.1% +10.5%
2015 23.0% +27.2%
2016 17.7% -23.4%
2017 18.6% +5.1%
2019 26.3% +41.7%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 26.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.8%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 26.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 2.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.0% 13.2% 14.8% 5
2010s 19.5% 16.4% 26.3% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 Belarus 27.8% compare
  2. 4 Georgia 27.3% compare
  3. 6 Armenia 26.0% compare
  4. 7 Serbia 17.9% compare
  5. 8 Kyrgyzstan 17.7% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland was 26.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Poland ranks 5th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - 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