Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland

Poland: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 18.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18.8%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
11th
of 25 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 2019
All-time low
9.4%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 152006: 16.42007: 16.22008: 12.52009: 13.92010: 12.72011: 12.12012: 12.82015: 9.42016: 152017: 17.92019: 18.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland stood at 18.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland peaked at 18.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2015.

Poland ranks 11th of 25 countries on this measure, 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 15.0%
2006 16.4% +9.0%
2007 16.2% -0.9%
2008 12.5% -22.6%
2009 13.9% +11.2%
2010 12.7% -9.1%
2011 12.1% -4.5%
2012 12.8% +5.6%
2015 9.4% -26.2%
2016 15.0% +59.3%
2017 17.9% +19.3%
2019 18.8% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.8% 12.5% 16.4% 5
2010s 14.1% 9.4% 18.8% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 8 Chile 19.0% compare
  2. 9 Ukraine 18.9% compare
  3. 10 Viet Nam 18.9% compare
  4. 12 Sri Lanka 18.1% compare
  5. 13 Romania 17.7% compare
  6. 14 Belarus 17.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland was 18.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2015.
How does Poland rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Poland ranks 11th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population