Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 18.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mexico, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mexico stood at 18.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mexico peaked at 37.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2022.
That places Mexico 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.2% | — |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -45.7% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -3.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 18.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 18.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 66% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 28.9% | 37.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mexico?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mexico was 18.8% in 2022, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.