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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 14.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.1%
Change on year
up 26.7%
World rank
6th
of 25 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2015
All-time low
8.4%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

0510152005201220192005: 9.62006: 10.22007: 9.82008: 10.12009: 8.42010: 11.12011: 10.62012: 13.82015: 14.62016: 10.42017: 11.12019: 14.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 14.1% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland peaked at 14.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2009.

Poland ranks 6th of 25 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 -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 9.6%
2006 10.2% +6.1%
2007 9.8% -4.2%
2008 10.1% +3.5%
2009 8.4% -17.1%
2010 11.1% +32.5%
2011 10.6% -4.0%
2012 13.8% +30.0%
2015 14.6% +5.6%
2016 10.4% -28.9%
2017 11.1% +6.7%
2019 14.1% +26.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.6% 8.4% 10.2% 5
2010s 12.2% 10.4% 14.6% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 Kosovo 15.5% compare
  2. 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 15.5% compare
  3. 5 Republic of Moldova 14.9% compare
  4. 7 Georgia 13.2% compare
  5. 8 Serbia 12.5% compare
  6. 9 Kyrgyzstan 11.3% 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 14.1% 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 14.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Poland ranks 6th out of 25 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 68.0%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 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