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

Kazakhstan: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 24.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
24.8%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2021
All-time low
15.5%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2007–2021

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kazakhstan, 2007–2021

05101520252007201420212007: 22.9 % of total safety net benefits2010: 20.8 % of total safety net benefits2014: 15.5 % of total safety net benefits2015: 21.5 % of total safety net benefits2017: 19.4 % of total safety net benefits2018: 18.5 % of total safety net benefits2019: 23 % of total safety net benefits2020: 23.5 % of total safety net benefits2021: 24.8 % 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

Kazakhstan recorded 24.8% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kazakhstan peaked at 24.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2014.

Kazakhstan ranks 26th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Kazakhstan, 2007 to 2021.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2007 22.9%
2010 20.8% -8.9%
2014 15.5% -25.8%
2015 21.5% +39.1%
2017 19.4% -9.9%
2018 18.5% -4.7%
2019 23.0% +24.4%
2020 23.5% +2.4%
2021 24.8% +5.2%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 24.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 85% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 24.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.9% 22.9% 22.9% 1
2010s 19.8% 15.5% 23.0% 6
2020s 24.2% 23.5% 24.8% 2

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 23 Paraguay 26.4% compare
  2. 24 Thailand 26.1% compare
  3. 25 Honduras 25.6% compare
  4. 27 Panama 24.3% compare
  5. 28 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
  6. 29 Malawi 19.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kazakhstan?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kazakhstan was 24.8% 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2014.
How does Kazakhstan rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Kazakhstan ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kazakhstan. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefit-incidence-of-social-safety-net-programs-to-poorest-quintile-percent-of-total/kazakhstan/

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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.