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

Poland: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.485 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.485
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5626
in 2015
All-time low
0.485
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

00.20.40.62005201220192005: 0.4982006: 0.4982007: 0.5082008: 0.5032009: 0.4982010: 0.5442011: 0.5452012: 0.5492015: 0.5632016: 0.5412017: 0.5262019: 0.485

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Poland is 0.485, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Poland peaked at 0.5626 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.485, in 2019.

Poland ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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) -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0.4977
2006 0.4978 +0.0%
2007 0.5076 +2.0%
2008 0.5027 -1.0%
2009 0.4978 -1.0%
2010 0.5436 +9.2%
2011 0.545 +0.3%
2012 0.5486 +0.7%
2015 0.5626 +2.5%
2016 0.5412 -3.8%
2017 0.5257 -2.9%
2019 0.485 -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5008 0.4977 0.5076 5
2010s 0.5359 0.485 0.5626 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Kosovo 0.5861 compare
  2. 1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5861 compare
  3. 3 Argentina 0.5113 compare
  4. 5 Serbia 0.4839 compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 0.4783 compare
  6. 7 Uruguay 0.4748 compare

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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 0.485 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 0.5626 in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.485 in 2019.
How does Poland rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Poland ranks 4th 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 2.6%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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