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

Indonesia: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 26.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
26.5%
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2015
All-time low
24.3%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Indonesia, 2015–2022

0102030402015201820222015: 35.5 % of total safety net benefits2016: 31.6 % of total safety net benefits2017: 31.7 % of total safety net benefits2018: 30.1 % of total safety net benefits2019: 29.5 % of total safety net benefits2020: 29.7 % of total safety net benefits2021: 24.3 % of total safety net benefits2022: 26.5 % 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

Indonesia recorded 26.5% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

That places Indonesia 22nd 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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Indonesia, 2015 to 2022.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2015 35.5%
2016 31.6% -10.9%
2017 31.7% +0.3%
2018 30.1% -5.2%
2019 29.5% -1.9%
2020 29.7% +0.8%
2021 24.3% -18.3%
2022 26.5% +8.9%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 26.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 31.7% 29.5% 35.5% 5
2020s 26.8% 24.3% 29.7% 3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 19 Colombia 28.4% compare
  2. 20 Mongolia 27.9% compare
  3. 21 Romania 26.6% compare
  4. 23 Paraguay 26.4% compare
  5. 24 Thailand 26.1% compare
  6. 25 Honduras 25.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Indonesia?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Indonesia was 26.5% 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2021.
How does Indonesia rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Indonesia ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia 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.