Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional was 11.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.5%
Change on year
up 83.6%
World rank
6th
of 24 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2019
All-time low
5.5%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Poland, 2005–2019

02.557.51012.52005201220192005: 5.52006: 5.72007: 6.92008: 5.92009: 5.52010: 5.52011: 7.32012: 6.12015: 82016: 6.92017: 6.32019: 11.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 11.5% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 83.6% on the previous year and up 109.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Poland peaked at 11.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2009.

Poland ranks 6th 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 5.5%
2006 5.7% +2.9%
2007 6.9% +21.6%
2008 5.9% -15.2%
2009 5.5% -6.8%
2010 5.5% +0.4%
2011 7.3% +32.6%
2012 6.1% -16.3%
2015 8.0% +31.4%
2016 6.9% -13.9%
2017 6.3% -9.3%
2019 11.5% +83.6%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 11.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 11.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.9% 5.5% 6.9% 5
2010s 7.4% 5.5% 11.5% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 Kosovo 13.1% compare
  2. 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 13.1% compare
  3. 5 Belarus 12.7% compare
  4. 7 Kyrgyzstan 10.4% compare
  5. 8 Romania 9.2% compare
  6. 9 Serbia 8.4% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Poland was 11.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional?
Poland ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.9%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 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