Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland

Poland: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 19.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.8%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2019
All-time low
15.7%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 18.82006: 17.82007: 17.52008: 15.92009: 16.12010: 16.22011: 16.62012: 15.72015: 162016: 18.92017: 19.32019: 19.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 19.8% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland peaked at 19.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2012.

That places Poland 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 18.8%
2006 17.8% -5.3%
2007 17.5% -1.4%
2008 15.9% -9.4%
2009 16.1% +1.6%
2010 16.2% +0.6%
2011 16.6% +2.0%
2012 15.7% -5.4%
2015 16.0% +2.2%
2016 18.9% +18.1%
2017 19.3% +1.8%
2019 19.8% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.2% 15.9% 18.8% 5
2010s 17.5% 15.7% 19.8% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Poland was 19.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2012.
How does Poland rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Poland ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population