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
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kazakhstan, 2007–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Kazakhstan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2152 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2212 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2086 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 15,866 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 7,093 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,857 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,672 1000 No (2100)
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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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.