Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland

Poland: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 16.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.2%
Change on year
up 84.3%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2019
All-time low
5.3%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland, 2005–2019

57.51012.5152005201220192005: 7.82006: 7.52007: 7.12008: 5.72009: 5.32010: 6.22011: 6.32012: 6.72015: 7.42016: 6.92017: 8.82019: 16.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in Poland stood at 16.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.3% on the previous year and up 209.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in Poland peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2009.

Poland ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 7.8%
2006 7.5% -3.5%
2007 7.1% -6.0%
2008 5.7% -19.6%
2009 5.3% -7.6%
2010 6.2% +17.3%
2011 6.3% +2.9%
2012 6.7% +6.1%
2015 7.4% +9.3%
2016 6.9% -6.5%
2017 8.8% +28.2%
2019 16.2% +84.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.7% 5.3% 7.8% 5
2010s 8.4% 6.2% 16.2% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Georgia 26.6% compare
  2. 3 Mongolia 13.0% compare
  3. 4 Romania 11.6% compare
  4. 5 Belarus 10.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in Poland?
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in Poland was 16.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban?
Poland ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 209.2%. 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 Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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