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

Poland: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.4617 poorest in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4617 poorest
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.6312 poorest
in 2015
All-time low
0.4617 poorest
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

00.20.40.62005201220192005: 0.543 poorest2006: 0.55 poorest2007: 0.559 poorest2008: 0.565 poorest2009: 0.585 poorest2010: 0.614 poorest2011: 0.612 poorest2012: 0.615 poorest2015: 0.631 poorest2016: 0.57 poorest2017: 0.483 poorest2019: 0.462 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.4617 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Poland peaked at 0.6312 poorest in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4617 poorest, in 2019.

That places Poland 11th out of 26 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.

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) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2005 0.5427 poorest
2006 0.5504 poorest +1.4%
2007 0.5592 poorest +1.6%
2008 0.5654 poorest +1.1%
2009 0.5854 poorest +3.5%
2010 0.6141 poorest +4.9%
2011 0.6123 poorest -0.3%
2012 0.6145 poorest +0.4%
2015 0.6312 poorest +2.7%
2016 0.5701 poorest -9.7%
2017 0.4827 poorest -15.3%
2019 0.4617 poorest -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5606 poorest 0.5427 poorest 0.5854 poorest 5
2010s 0.5695 poorest 0.4617 poorest 0.6312 poorest 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 8 Kazakhstan 0.5269 poorest compare
  2. 9 Belarus 0.5132 poorest compare
  3. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.4721 poorest compare
  4. 12 Ukraine 0.4335 poorest compare
  5. 13 Armenia 0.4297 poorest compare
  6. 14 Romania 0.4288 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 26 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 0.4617 poorest 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 0.6312 poorest in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4617 poorest in 2019.
How does Poland rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Poland ranks 11th out of 26 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 21.1%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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