Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 13.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.0%
Change on year
up 50.5%
World rank
9th
of 34 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2019
All-time low
3.8%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, 2005–2019

4681012142005201220192005: 5.32006: 4.92007: 4.72008: 4.82009: 3.82010: 4.12011: 4.42012: 52015: 6.42016: 6.92017: 8.62019: 13

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 13.0% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.5% on the previous year and up 238.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland peaked at 13.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2009.

That places Poland 9th out of 34 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 5.3%
2006 4.9% -6.4%
2007 4.7% -5.0%
2008 4.8% +1.7%
2009 3.8% -19.5%
2010 4.1% +7.3%
2011 4.4% +7.6%
2012 5.0% +14.0%
2015 6.4% +25.9%
2016 6.9% +7.9%
2017 8.6% +26.1%
2019 13.0% +50.5%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 13.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 13.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 3.8% 5.3% 5
2010s 6.9% 4.1% 13.0% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 6 Chile 17.0% compare
  2. 7 Kosovo 15.5% compare
  3. 7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 15.5% compare
  4. 10 Kyrgyzstan 10.9% compare
  5. 11 Belarus 10.8% compare
  6. 12 Republic of Moldova 10.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland was 13.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Poland ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 238.8%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 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