Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania

Romania: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 26.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
26.3%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
4th
of 25 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2021
All-time low
20.1%
in 2011
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania, 2008–2021

01020302008201420212008: 212011: 20.12012: 22.22016: 22.32019: 22.22020: 24.12021: 26.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Romania recorded 26.3% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Romania peaked at 26.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2011.

Romania ranks 4th of 25 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 21.0%
2011 20.1% -4.4%
2012 22.2% +10.6%
2016 22.3% +0.4%
2019 22.2% -0.3%
2020 24.1% +8.4%
2021 26.3% +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.0% 21.0% 21.0% 1
2010s 21.7% 20.1% 22.3% 4
2020s 25.2% 24.1% 26.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Romania?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Romania was 26.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2011.
How does Romania rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Romania ranks 4th out of 25 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population