Adequacy of social safety net programs in Argentina

Argentina: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 12.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.8%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2020
All-time low
9.4%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Argentina, 2006–2022

0510152006201420222006: 12.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2010: 11 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 11.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 10.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 11.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2014: 15.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 9.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 9.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 9.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 11.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 17.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2021: 12.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2022: 12.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of social safety net programs in Argentina stood at 12.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Argentina peaked at 17.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2017.

Argentina ranks 16th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year % of total welfare of beneficiary households Change
2006 12.7%
2010 11.0% -13.5%
2011 11.3% +3.4%
2012 10.5% -7.6%
2013 11.3% +8.1%
2014 15.3% +35.6%
2016 9.8% -36.4%
2017 9.4% -4.0%
2018 9.9% +5.3%
2019 11.3% +14.8%
2020 17.3% +53.1%
2021 12.1% -30.0%
2022 12.8% +5.7%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 12.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 12.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 1
2010s 11.1% 9.4% 15.3% 9
2020s 14.1% 12.1% 17.3% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 13 Romania 14.6% compare
  2. 14 Belarus 13.4% compare
  3. 15 Republic of Moldova 13.2% compare
  4. 17 Mexico 10.7% compare
  5. 18 Mongolia 9.8% compare
  6. 19 Türkiye 9.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Argentina?
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Argentina was 12.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2017.
How does Argentina rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Argentina ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.