Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in United States
United States: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 9 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in United States, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
In 2025, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in United States stood at 9 Percentage of median disposable household income.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in United States peaked at 28 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2019.
United States ranks 28th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2002 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 Percentage of median disposable household income | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 Percentage of median disposable household income | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 7 Percentage of median disposable household income | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 7 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 8 Percentage of median disposable household income | -71.4% |
| 2023 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 9 Percentage of median disposable household income is below the median for high income countries, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 36% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.22 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.4 Percentage of median disposable household income | 7 Percentage of median disposable household income | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 Percentage of median disposable household income | 7 Percentage of median disposable household income | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 25 Canada 18 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 26 Czechia 16 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 27 Romania 10 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 29 Chile 6 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 30 Hungary 5 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 31 Italy 0 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in United States?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in United States was 9 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 28 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2021.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2019.
- How does United States rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- United States ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.