Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Armenia
Armenia: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile was 13.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Armenia stood at 13.4%.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Armenia peaked at 17.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2019.
That places Armenia 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total social insurance benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.4% | — |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +10.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 13.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.5% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 2 Kosovo 15.0% compare
- 2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 15.0% compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 13.9% compare
- 6 Serbia 13.3% compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 12.8% compare
- 8 Belarus 11.4% compare
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Armenia?
- Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Armenia was 13.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
- Armenia ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.