Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Argentina

Argentina: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 13.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
13.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2011
All-time low
9.9%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Argentina, 2006–2022

051015202006201420222006: 9.92010: 15.52011: 19.82012: 19.12013: 14.42014: 14.72016: 13.82017: 14.32018: 13.12019: 12.82020: 10.82021: 13.32022: 13.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Argentina stood at 13.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Argentina peaked at 19.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2006.

Argentina ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 9.9%
2010 15.5% +56.3%
2011 19.8% +28.0%
2012 19.1% -3.6%
2013 14.4% -24.3%
2014 14.7% +2.0%
2016 13.8% -6.1%
2017 14.3% +3.4%
2018 13.1% -8.2%
2019 12.8% -2.8%
2020 10.8% -15.6%
2021 13.3% +23.4%
2022 13.4% +0.8%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 13.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 13.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +56.3% 9.9% 15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 1
2010s 15.3% 12.8% 19.8% 9
2020s 12.5% 10.8% 13.4% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 14 Mongolia 16.2% compare
  2. 15 Romania 15.7% compare
  3. 16 Türkiye 14.2% compare
  4. 18 Uruguay 11.3% compare
  5. 19 Dominican Republic 10.4% compare
  6. 20 Costa Rica 7.7% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Argentina?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Argentina was 13.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2006.
How does Argentina rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
Argentina ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population