Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus

Belarus: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.5163 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5163
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5272
in 2017
All-time low
0.3921
in 2010
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008–2019

00.20.40.62008201320192008: 0.4522009: 0.4482010: 0.3922012: 0.442013: 0.4372014: 0.4732015: 0.4822016: 0.4162017: 0.5272018: 0.5032019: 0.516

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 0.5163 for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in 2019.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus peaked at 0.5272 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3921, in 2010.

Belarus ranks 3rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4518
2009 0.4477 -0.9%
2010 0.3921 -12.4%
2012 0.4404 +12.3%
2013 0.437 -0.8%
2014 0.4726 +8.1%
2015 0.4817 +1.9%
2016 0.4158 -13.7%
2017 0.5272 +26.8%
2018 0.5028 -4.6%
2019 0.5163 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4498 0.4477 0.4518 2
2010s 0.4651 0.3921 0.5272 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Kosovo 0.6255 compare
  2. 1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6255 compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 0.4736 compare
  4. 5 Armenia 0.4537 compare
  5. 6 Poland 0.4485 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus was 0.5163 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 0.5272 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3921 in 2010.
How does Belarus rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Belarus ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)