Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland

Poland: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 9.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.5%
Change on year
up 86.0%
World rank
14th
of 25 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 2019
All-time low
2.3%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, 2005–2019

2468102005201220192005: 3.62006: 3.82007: 2.82008: 2.32009: 4.82010: 2.82011: 2.72012: 2.62015: 3.72016: 4.92017: 5.12019: 9.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 9.5% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 86.0% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Poland peaked at 9.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2008.

That places Poland 14th out of 25 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 3.6%
2006 3.8% +6.1%
2007 2.8% -25.1%
2008 2.3% -18.6%
2009 4.8% +106.9%
2010 2.8% -41.9%
2011 2.7% -2.1%
2012 2.6% -5.0%
2015 3.7% +43.3%
2016 4.9% +31.4%
2017 5.1% +5.3%
2019 9.5% +86.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.5% 2.3% 4.8% 5
2010s 4.5% 2.6% 9.5% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 11 Serbia 11.4% compare
  2. 12 Mongolia 10.2% compare
  3. 13 Ukraine 9.9% compare
  4. 15 Sri Lanka 9.4% compare
  5. 16 Kazakhstan 9.0% compare
  6. 17 Kosovo 8.5% compare
  7. 17 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 8.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Poland?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Poland was 9.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
How does Poland rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Poland ranks 14th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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 richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population