Adequacy of social safety net programs in Armenia
Armenia: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 30.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 30.0% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Armenia peaked at 48.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2008.
Armenia ranks 2nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.5% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 22.6% | 48.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Armenia?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Armenia was 30.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Armenia ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Social safety net programs include cash transfers, social pensions, cash transfers, school feeding, and other social assistance programs.