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

Poland: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.4662 poorest in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.4662 poorest
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.5348 poorest
in 2015
All-time low
0.4662 poorest
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

00.20.40.62005201220192005: 0.476 poorest2006: 0.475 poorest2007: 0.483 poorest2008: 0.491 poorest2009: 0.495 poorest2010: 0.522 poorest2011: 0.522 poorest2012: 0.53 poorest2015: 0.535 poorest2016: 0.507 poorest2017: 0.477 poorest2019: 0.466 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.4662 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland peaked at 0.5348 poorest in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4662 poorest, in 2019.

That places Poland 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2005 0.4761 poorest
2006 0.4753 poorest -0.2%
2007 0.4832 poorest +1.7%
2008 0.4908 poorest +1.6%
2009 0.4949 poorest +0.8%
2010 0.5216 poorest +5.4%
2011 0.5222 poorest +0.1%
2012 0.5305 poorest +1.6%
2015 0.5348 poorest +0.8%
2016 0.5066 poorest -5.3%
2017 0.4766 poorest -5.9%
2019 0.4662 poorest -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4841 poorest 0.4753 poorest 0.4949 poorest 5
2010s 0.5084 poorest 0.4662 poorest 0.5348 poorest 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 Argentina 0.5113 poorest compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 0.4783 poorest compare
  3. 5 Uruguay 0.4773 poorest compare
  4. 7 Belarus 0.4618 poorest compare
  5. 8 Serbia 0.4556 poorest compare
  6. 9 Costa Rica 0.4446 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland was 0.4662 poorest in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5348 poorest in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4662 poorest in 2019.
How does Poland rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Poland ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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