Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 30.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
30.2%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2012
All-time low
27.6%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Republic of Moldova, 2010–2018

01020302010201420182010: 27.6 % of total safety net benefits2012: 32 % of total safety net benefits2013: 28.9 % of total safety net benefits2017: 29.5 % of total safety net benefits2018: 30.2 % 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

Republic of Moldova recorded 30.2% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Republic of Moldova peaked at 32.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2010.

Republic of Moldova ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Republic of Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2010 27.6%
2012 32.0% +15.6%
2013 28.9% -9.6%
2017 29.5% +2.0%
2018 30.2% +2.6%

Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Republic of Moldova's 30.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Republic of Moldova's 30.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 9 Sri Lanka 30.6% compare
  2. 10 Armenia 30.4% compare
  3. 11 Peru 30.3% compare
  4. 13 Brazil 30.2% compare
  5. 14 Ecuador 29.7% compare
  6. 15 Poland 29.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Republic of Moldova?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Republic of Moldova was 30.2% in 2018, 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 Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2010.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Republic of Moldova ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Republic of Moldova 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
Last refreshed

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.