Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 14.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.8%
Change on year
up 73.3%
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
14.8%
in 2019
All-time low
5.8%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 6.2 preT2006: 6.8 preT2007: 6.4 preT2008: 5.8 preT2009: 6.1 preT2010: 7.4 preT2011: 7.4 preT2012: 7.4 preT2015: 7.6 preT2016: 7.7 preT2017: 8.5 preT2019: 14.8 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland is 14.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 73.3% on the previous year and up 140.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland peaked at 14.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2008.

Poland ranks 2nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year preT Change
2005 6.2%
2006 6.8% +9.4%
2007 6.4% -5.4%
2008 5.8% -8.9%
2009 6.1% +5.3%
2010 7.4% +19.8%
2011 7.4% +0.3%
2012 7.4% +0.7%
2015 7.6% +1.7%
2016 7.7% +2.0%
2017 8.5% +10.6%
2019 14.8% +73.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.3% 5.8% 6.8% 5
2010s 8.7% 7.4% 14.8% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Belarus 15.4% compare
  2. 3 Kosovo 13.8% compare
  3. 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 13.8% compare
  4. 5 Armenia 12.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland was 14.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2008.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Poland ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.5%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 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