Adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile

Chile: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 16.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.8%
Change on year
up 34.9%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2022
All-time low
4.4%
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006–2022

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

57.51012.51517.52006201420222006: 4.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 7.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 7.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 7.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 5.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 7.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 12.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2022: 16.8 % 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 Chile stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile peaked at 16.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2006.

That places Chile 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Chile, 2006 to 2022.
Year % of total welfare of beneficiary households Change
2006 4.4%
2009 7.2% +63.4%
2011 7.3% +2.0%
2013 7.7% +4.3%
2015 5.4% -29.7%
2017 7.8% +45.7%
2020 12.4% +58.4%
2022 16.8% +34.9%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 16.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 16.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.8% 4.4% 7.2% 2
2010s 7.1% 5.4% 7.8% 4
2020s 14.6% 12.4% 16.8% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 7 Poland 22.4% compare
  2. 8 Kazakhstan 19.8% compare
  3. 9 Kyrgyzstan 16.9% compare
  4. 11 Costa Rica 15.0% compare
  5. 12 Ecuador 14.8% compare
  6. 13 Romania 14.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile?
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile was 16.8% 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2006.
How does Chile rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Chile ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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.