Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland

Poland: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4485 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.4485
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5055
in 2015
All-time low
0.4261
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland, 2005–2019

00.20.40.62005201220192005: 0.4552006: 0.452007: 0.4482008: 0.4622009: 0.4772010: 0.492011: 0.4892012: 0.4962015: 0.5052016: 0.462017: 0.4262019: 0.448

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland stood at 0.4485.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland peaked at 0.5055 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4261, in 2017.

That places Poland 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0.4548
2006 0.4503 -1.0%
2007 0.4477 -0.6%
2008 0.4623 +3.3%
2009 0.4768 +3.1%
2010 0.4896 +2.7%
2011 0.4894 -0.0%
2012 0.4964 +1.4%
2015 0.5055 +1.8%
2016 0.4599 -9.0%
2017 0.4261 -7.3%
2019 0.4485 +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4584 0.4477 0.4768 5
2010s 0.4736 0.4261 0.5055 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 Belarus 0.5163 compare
  2. 4 Uruguay 0.4736 compare
  3. 5 Armenia 0.4537 compare
  4. 7 Türkiye 0.44 compare
  5. 8 Republic of Moldova 0.4399 compare
  6. 9 Romania 0.4264 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland was 0.4485 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5055 in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4261 in 2017.
How does Poland rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Poland ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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