Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Chile
Chile: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 13.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Chile, 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
In 2022, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Chile stood at 13.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.7% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Chile peaked at 28.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28.7% | — |
| 2009 | 24.2% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -28.7% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -36.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 47% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 48% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.2% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 19.8% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 13.3% | 21.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Chile?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Chile was 13.3% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.