Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 26.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.2%
Change on year
up 112.8%
World rank
3rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
26.2%
in 2019
All-time low
10.1%
in 2005
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 10.12006: 10.82007: 10.42008: 10.12009: 10.32010: 12.22011: 12.42012: 11.72015: 12.62016: 12.22017: 12.32019: 26.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland stood at 26.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 112.8% on the previous year and up 153.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland peaked at 26.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2005.

That places Poland 3rd out of 24 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 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 10.1%
2006 10.8% +6.8%
2007 10.4% -3.3%
2008 10.1% -2.6%
2009 10.3% +1.8%
2010 12.2% +18.1%
2011 12.4% +2.0%
2012 11.7% -6.3%
2015 12.6% +8.1%
2016 12.2% -3.5%
2017 12.3% +1.1%
2019 26.2% +112.8%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 26.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 26.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 2.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3% 10.1% 10.8% 5
2010s 14.2% 11.7% 26.2% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Armenia 29.5% compare
  2. 2 Georgia 26.5% compare
  3. 4 Kosovo 23.5% compare
  4. 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.5% compare
  5. 6 Belarus 22.5% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland was 26.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Poland ranks 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 153.4%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 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