Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 29.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
In 2020, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan stood at 29.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 37.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2015.
That places Kyrgyzstan 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 37.5% | — |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -4.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 29.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 18.7% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan was 29.3% in 2020, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2015.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.