Mexico - Social safety net programs

Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Mexico was 10.37 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.49 in 2008 and a minimum value of 10.21 in 2012.

Definition: 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. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 18.49
2010 17.89
2012 10.21
2014 13.90
2016 11.52
2018 10.37

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Mexico was 28.03 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.52 in 2012 and a minimum value of 23.17 in 2008.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 23.17
2010 29.64
2012 37.52
2014 28.42
2016 25.68
2018 28.03

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Mexico was 27.49 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.05 in 2012 and a minimum value of 15.63 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 15.63
2010 31.99
2012 37.05
2014 32.53
2016 29.19
2018 27.49

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in Mexico was 49.66 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.89 in 2012 and a minimum value of 26.65 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 26.65
2010 54.88
2012 68.89
2014 53.83
2016 50.46
2018 49.66

Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) in Mexico was 35.50 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.85 in 2012 and a minimum value of 19.71 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 19.71
2010 41.48
2012 46.85
2014 39.28
2016 36.87
2018 35.50

Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population) in Mexico was 26.32 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.39 in 2012 and a minimum value of 13.96 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 13.96
2010 32.63
2012 35.39
2014 32.67
2016 28.47
2018 26.32

Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population) in Mexico was 17.27 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.43 in 2014 and a minimum value of 10.38 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 10.38
2010 20.78
2012 21.39
2014 23.43
2016 19.61
2018 17.27

Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population) in Mexico was 8.69 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.43 in 2014 and a minimum value of 7.43 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 7.43
2010 10.21
2012 12.77
2014 13.43
2016 10.60
2018 8.69

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance