Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Poland
Poland: Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 was 1.1 Ratio in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Poland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Ratio.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.1 Ratio for effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in Poland peaked at 1.9 Ratio in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.1 Ratio, in 2022.
That places Poland 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Poland, year by year
| Year | Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.7 Ratio | — |
| 2011 | 1.6 Ratio | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5 Ratio | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 Ratio | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9 Ratio | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 Ratio | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2 Ratio | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 Ratio | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4 Ratio | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1 Ratio | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.62 Ratio | 1.4 Ratio | 1.9 Ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 Ratio | 1.1 Ratio | 1.4 Ratio | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 5,339 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,057 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.8015 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 22,777 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in Poland?
- Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in Poland was 1.1 Ratio in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 Ratio in 2017.
- What is the lowest effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 Ratio in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20?
- Poland ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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