Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in OECD
OECD: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 23 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in OECD, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
OECD recorded 23 Percentage of median disposable household income for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in OECD peaked at 32 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2025.
OECD ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2002 | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 Percentage of median disposable household income | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.8 Percentage of median disposable household income | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 14 Cyprus 26 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 15 Germany 25 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 15 Switzerland 25 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 17 Portugal 23 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 19 Greece 22 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 19 Norway 22 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 19 Bulgaria 22 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in OECD?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in OECD was 23 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 32 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2001.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025.
- How does OECD rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- OECD ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.