Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Poland

Poland: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private was 8.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.0%
Change on year
down 24.6%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2017
All-time low
8.0%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Poland, 2005–2019

02.557.5102005201220192005: 8.92006: 92007: 8.32008: 8.12009: 8.72010: 8.72011: 9.12012: 9.22015: 8.32016: 9.92017: 10.62019: 8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 8.0% for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Poland peaked at 10.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2019.

That places Poland 27th out of 36 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 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 8.9%
2006 9.0% +0.3%
2007 8.3% -7.5%
2008 8.1% -2.6%
2009 8.7% +7.1%
2010 8.7% +0.4%
2011 9.1% +5.1%
2012 9.2% +1.0%
2015 8.3% -10.5%
2016 9.9% +19.8%
2017 10.6% +6.6%
2019 8.0% -24.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.6% 8.1% 9.0% 5
2010s 9.1% 8.0% 10.6% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 24 Kosovo 8.7% compare
  2. 24 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 8.7% compare
  3. 26 Mongolia 8.6% compare
  4. 28 Kazakhstan 7.8% compare
  5. 29 Burkina Faso 7.2% compare
  6. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 6.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Poland?
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Poland was 8.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private?
Poland ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population