Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 20.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.2%
Change on year
up 33.2%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2019
All-time low
7.6%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 9.32006: 9.12007: 8.82008: 7.72009: 7.62010: 8.72011: 8.82012: 9.62015: 12.72016: 12.52017: 15.22019: 20.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 20.2% for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 167.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Poland peaked at 20.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2009.

That places Poland 7th out of 34 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 9.3%
2006 9.1% -1.7%
2007 8.8% -3.9%
2008 7.7% -12.6%
2009 7.6% -1.6%
2010 8.7% +15.6%
2011 8.8% +1.1%
2012 9.6% +9.1%
2015 12.7% +31.9%
2016 12.5% -1.5%
2017 15.2% +21.4%
2019 20.2% +33.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.5% 7.6% 9.3% 5
2010s 12.6% 8.7% 20.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Poland was 20.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban?
Poland ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 167.6%. 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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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