Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mongolia

Mongolia: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 27.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27.9%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2020
All-time low
18.1%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2007–2020

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mongolia, 2007–2020

01020302007201320202007: 22.6 % of total safety net benefits2009: 23.4 % of total safety net benefits2010: 20.9 % of total safety net benefits2011: 18.9 % of total safety net benefits2012: 18.1 % of total safety net benefits2014: 22.1 % of total safety net benefits2016: 23.8 % of total safety net benefits2018: 27.3 % of total safety net benefits2020: 27.9 % 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

Mongolia recorded 27.9% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mongolia peaked at 27.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2012.

That places Mongolia 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Mongolia, 2007 to 2020.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2007 22.6%
2009 23.4% +3.4%
2010 20.9% -10.5%
2011 18.9% -9.8%
2012 18.1% -3.9%
2014 22.1% +21.6%
2016 23.8% +7.8%
2018 27.3% +14.8%
2020 27.9% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.0% 22.6% 23.4% 2
2010s 21.8% 18.1% 27.3% 6
2020s 27.9% 27.9% 27.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mongolia?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Mongolia was 27.9% 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2012.
How does Mongolia rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Mongolia ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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.