Adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile

Chile: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 16.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.8%
Change on year
up 34.9%
World rank
8th
of 33 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2022
All-time low
4.4%
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006–2022

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile, 2006–2022

57.51012.51517.52006201420222006: 4.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 7.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 7.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 7.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 5.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 7.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 12.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2022: 16.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

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

In 2022, adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile peaked at 16.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2006.

Chile ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.8% 4.4% 7.2% 2
2010s 7.1% 5.4% 7.8% 4
2020s 14.6% 12.4% 16.8% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 5 Poland 22.4% compare
  2. 6 Kazakhstan 19.8% compare
  3. 7 Kyrgyzstan 16.9% compare
  4. 9 Costa Rica 15.0% compare
  5. 10 Ecuador 14.8% compare
  6. 11 Romania 14.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile?
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Chile was 16.8% 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2006.
How does Chile rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Chile ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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

Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 338 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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.