Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Poland

Poland: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 28.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
28.9%
Change on year
down 24.5%
World rank
21st
of 30 countries
All-time high
52.4%
in 2015
All-time low
28.9%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Poland, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 42.12006: 43.62007: 43.62008: 45.42009: 47.42010: 50.52011: 51.22012: 51.82015: 52.42016: 45.62017: 38.22019: 28.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 28.9% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.5% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Poland peaked at 52.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2019.

That places Poland 21st out of 30 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 42.1%
2006 43.6% +3.5%
2007 43.6% +0.1%
2008 45.4% +4.1%
2009 47.4% +4.3%
2010 50.5% +6.5%
2011 51.2% +1.4%
2012 51.8% +1.1%
2015 52.4% +1.2%
2016 45.6% -12.9%
2017 38.2% -16.3%
2019 28.9% -24.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.4% 42.1% 47.4% 5
2010s 45.5% 28.9% 52.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Poland?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Poland was 28.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Poland ranks 21st out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population