Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Armenia
Armenia: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 30.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Benefit incidence of social safety net 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 safety net benefits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Armenia is 30.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Armenia peaked at 37.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2020.
That places Armenia 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34.1% | — |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -15.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 30.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 30.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.6% | 28.4% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.3% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 29.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 28.4% | 36.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
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 safety net programs to poorest quintile in Armenia?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Armenia was 30.4% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Armenia ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.