Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Poland

Poland: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.4452 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4452
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.57
in 2015
All-time low
0.41
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Poland, 2005–2019

00.20.40.62005201220192005: 0.4822006: 0.4912007: 0.4832008: 0.4882009: 0.5122010: 0.5372011: 0.5242012: 0.5492015: 0.572016: 0.4992017: 0.412019: 0.445

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Poland stood at 0.4452.

The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Poland peaked at 0.57 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 2017.

Poland ranks 12th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0.4816
2006 0.4913 +2.0%
2007 0.4831 -1.7%
2008 0.4882 +1.1%
2009 0.5123 +4.9%
2010 0.5368 +4.8%
2011 0.5237 -2.4%
2012 0.5494 +4.9%
2015 0.57 +3.8%
2016 0.4986 -12.5%
2017 0.41 -17.8%
2019 0.4452 +8.6%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.4452 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4775, 93% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.4452 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4334, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4913 0.4816 0.5123 5
2010s 0.5048 0.41 0.57 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 9 Armenia 0.4548 compare
  2. 10 Moldova 0.4542 compare
  3. 11 Romania 0.4494 compare
  4. 13 Kyrgyzstan 0.4403 compare
  5. 14 Costa Rica 0.4334 compare
  6. 15 Sri Lanka 0.3973 compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Poland?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Poland was 0.4452 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.57 in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 2017.
How does Poland rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Poland ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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