Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Argentina
Argentina: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 44.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Argentina, 2006–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 44.0% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 111.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Argentina peaked at 50.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2011.
Argentina ranks 3rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.9% | — |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +91.6% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -49.5% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +123.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -41.6% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +58.1% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -1.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 44.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 44.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +123.0% | 20.8% | 46.4% |
| 2010 | +91.6% | 20.9% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 20.2% | 50.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 28.1% | 44.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 1 Kosovo 50.8% compare
- 1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 50.8% compare
- 4 Uruguay 43.4% compare
- 5 Türkiye 38.0% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 31.8% compare
More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Argentina?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Argentina was 44.0% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Argentina ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.