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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 15.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.5%
Change on year
up 57.5%
World rank
9th
of 35 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 2019
All-time low
4.7%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

57.51012.5152005201220192005: 5.92006: 6.12007: 5.72008: 5.42009: 4.72010: 52011: 5.32012: 5.62015: 7.82016: 8.72017: 9.82019: 15.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland is 15.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 57.5% on the previous year and up 232.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland peaked at 15.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2009.

Poland ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 5.9%
2006 6.1% +1.9%
2007 5.7% -5.9%
2008 5.4% -6.0%
2009 4.7% -13.2%
2010 5.0% +8.0%
2011 5.3% +5.0%
2012 5.6% +5.7%
2015 7.8% +39.6%
2016 8.7% +11.7%
2017 9.8% +12.9%
2019 15.5% +57.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.5% 4.7% 6.1% 5
2010s 8.2% 5.0% 15.5% 7

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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 15.5% 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 15.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Poland ranks 9th out of 35 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 232.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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