Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Georgia

Georgia: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 18.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
18.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2011
All-time low
18.2%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Georgia, 2011–2021

051015202011201620212011: 20.4 % of total safety net benefits2012: 18.8 % of total safety net benefits2013: 18.2 % of total safety net benefits2014: 19.7 % of total safety net benefits2015: 19.8 % of total safety net benefits2016: 18.2 % of total safety net benefits2017: 19.4 % of total safety net benefits2018: 20.1 % of total safety net benefits2019: 20.2 % of total safety net benefits2020: 18.5 % of total safety net benefits2021: 18.4 % of total safety net benefits

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 18.4% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2021.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Georgia peaked at 20.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2016.

That places Georgia 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Georgia, 2011 to 2021.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2011 20.4%
2012 18.8% -8.1%
2013 18.2% -3.1%
2014 19.7% +8.1%
2015 19.8% +0.7%
2016 18.2% -8.2%
2017 19.4% +6.6%
2018 20.1% +3.6%
2019 20.2% +0.7%
2020 18.5% -8.7%
2021 18.4% -0.2%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 18.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 63% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 18.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.4% 18.2% 20.4% 9
2020s 18.4% 18.4% 18.5% 2

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 29 Malawi 19.0% compare
  2. 30 Mexico 18.8% compare
  3. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.5% compare
  4. 33 Ukraine 13.8% compare
  5. 34 Chile 13.3% compare
  6. 35 Viet Nam 12.8% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Georgia?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Georgia was 18.4% in 2021, 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 Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2016.
How does Georgia rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Georgia ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Georgia 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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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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.