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

Latest (2020)
29.3%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
37.5%
in 2006
All-time low
18.7%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2006–2020

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2020

0102030402006201320202006: 37.5 % of total safety net benefits2011: 32.2 % of total safety net benefits2012: 26.9 % of total safety net benefits2013: 35 % of total safety net benefits2014: 31.9 % of total safety net benefits2015: 18.7 % of total safety net benefits2016: 24 % of total safety net benefits2017: 27.8 % of total safety net benefits2018: 31.5 % of total safety net benefits2019: 30.7 % of total safety net benefits2020: 29.3 % 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

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

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Kyrgyzstan, 2006 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 13 Brazil 30.2% compare
  2. 14 Ecuador 29.7% compare
  3. 15 Poland 29.3% compare
  4. 17 Belarus 28.8% compare
  5. 18 El Salvador 28.4% compare
  6. 19 Colombia 28.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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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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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
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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.