Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance 1st … urban Assistance in Belarus
Belarus: Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance 1st … urban Assistance was 0.4486 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus stood at 0.4486.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus peaked at 0.4618 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.342, in 2009.
Belarus ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance 1st … urban Assistance in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3538 | — |
| 2009 | 0.342 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3837 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3626 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3834 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.384 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3918 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4618 | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4099 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4161 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4486 | +7.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.4486 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.38, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.4486 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4496, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3479 | 0.342 | 0.3538 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4047 | 0.3626 | 0.4618 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
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 0.4486 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 0.4618 in 2016.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.342 in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- Belarus ranks 11th 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 31.2%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)