Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland

Poland: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 16.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.8%
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
9th
of 24 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2019
All-time low
9.1%
in 2010
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 12.92006: 13.22007: 12.52008: 11.52009: 9.42010: 9.12011: 10.82012: 102015: 11.22016: 11.62017: 152019: 16.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland is 16.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland peaked at 16.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2010.

Poland ranks 9th of 24 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 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 12.9%
2006 13.2% +2.2%
2007 12.5% -4.9%
2008 11.5% -7.9%
2009 9.4% -18.8%
2010 9.1% -2.5%
2011 10.8% +17.8%
2012 10.0% -7.2%
2015 11.2% +12.2%
2016 11.6% +3.7%
2017 15.0% +29.5%
2019 16.8% +11.9%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 16.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.9%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 16.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.9% 9.4% 13.2% 5
2010s 12.1% 9.1% 16.8% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 6 Indonesia 19.8% compare
  2. 7 Ukraine 17.8% compare
  3. 8 Armenia 16.9% compare
  4. 10 Pakistan 16.0% compare
  5. 11 Moldova 16.0% compare
  6. 12 Mongolia 15.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland was 16.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
How does Poland rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Poland ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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