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

Poland: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 29.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
29.3%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
39.7%
in 2010
All-time low
29.3%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Poland, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 33.4 % of total safety net benefits2006: 34.6 % of total safety net benefits2007: 35.2 % of total safety net benefits2008: 37 % of total safety net benefits2009: 37.3 % of total safety net benefits2010: 39.7 % of total safety net benefits2011: 39.4 % of total safety net benefits2012: 39.5 % of total safety net benefits2015: 38 % of total safety net benefits2016: 35.4 % of total safety net benefits2017: 30.7 % of total safety net benefits2019: 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

Poland recorded 29.3% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Poland peaked at 39.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2019.

Poland ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2005 33.4%
2006 34.6% +3.7%
2007 35.2% +1.7%
2008 37.0% +5.2%
2009 37.3% +0.7%
2010 39.7% +6.4%
2011 39.4% -0.7%
2012 39.5% +0.4%
2015 38.0% -3.8%
2016 35.4% -6.9%
2017 30.7% -13.4%
2019 29.3% -4.5%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 29.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 29.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.5% 33.4% 37.3% 5
2010s 36.0% 29.3% 39.7% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 12 Republic of Moldova 30.2% compare
  2. 13 Brazil 30.2% compare
  3. 14 Ecuador 29.7% compare
  4. 16 Kyrgyzstan 29.3% compare
  5. 17 Belarus 28.8% compare
  6. 18 El Salvador 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 Poland?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Poland was 29.3% in 2019, 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Poland ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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.