Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kosovo
Kosovo: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 50.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 50.8% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kosovo peaked at 50.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2006.
That places Kosovo 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38.8% | — |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 50.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 50.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 38.8% | 38.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.7% | 50.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kosovo?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kosovo was 50.8% in 2017, 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2006.
- How does Kosovo rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Kosovo ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.