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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 18.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18.6%
Change on year
up 86.6%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2019
All-time low
7.1%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

051015202005201220192005: 8.12006: 92007: 8.32008: 7.92009: 7.12010: 9.12011: 9.22012: 9.52015: 10.82016: 9.42017: 102019: 18.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 86.6% on the previous year and up 162.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland peaked at 18.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2009.

Poland ranks 5th of 24 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 8.1%
2006 9.0% +11.3%
2007 8.3% -8.5%
2008 7.9% -4.3%
2009 7.1% -10.1%
2010 9.1% +28.1%
2011 9.2% +1.3%
2012 9.5% +3.1%
2015 10.8% +13.7%
2016 9.4% -12.8%
2017 10.0% +5.9%
2019 18.6% +86.6%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 18.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.8%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 18.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.1% 7.1% 9.0% 5
2010s 11.0% 9.1% 18.6% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Belarus 22.5% compare
  2. 3 Kosovo 21.2% compare
  3. 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 21.2% compare
  4. 6 Georgia 15.1% compare
  5. 7 Kazakhstan 14.0% compare
  6. 8 Moldova 13.5% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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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 18.6% 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 18.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Poland ranks 5th out of 24 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 162.0%. 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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