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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 15.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.6%
Change on year
up 49.6%
World rank
5th
of 26 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2019
All-time low
7.6%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

0510152005201220192005: 8.42006: 9.72007: 9.12008: 8.52009: 7.62010: 9.62011: 9.32012: 10.82015: 13.42016: 10.62017: 10.42019: 15.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland is 15.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.6% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Poland peaked at 15.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2009.

That places Poland 5th out of 26 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 8.4%
2006 9.7% +14.7%
2007 9.1% -5.4%
2008 8.5% -7.2%
2009 7.6% -10.6%
2010 9.6% +26.1%
2011 9.3% -3.2%
2012 10.8% +16.8%
2015 13.4% +23.9%
2016 10.6% -20.6%
2017 10.4% -2.0%
2019 15.6% +49.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.7% 7.6% 9.7% 5
2010s 11.4% 9.3% 15.6% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Belarus 19.1% compare
  2. 3 Kosovo 18.4% compare
  3. 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 18.4% compare
  4. 6 Republic of Moldova 14.9% compare
  5. 7 Georgia 13.3% compare
  6. 8 Kazakhstan 11.5% 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 15.6% 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 15.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Poland ranks 5th 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 105.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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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