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

Belarus: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.4618 poorest in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4618 poorest
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.4618 poorest
in 2019
All-time low
0.3541 poorest
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2019

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

00.10.20.30.40.52008201320192008: 0.376 poorest2009: 0.354 poorest2010: 0.372 poorest2012: 0.371 poorest2013: 0.384 poorest2014: 0.388 poorest2015: 0.383 poorest2016: 0.434 poorest2017: 0.421 poorest2018: 0.428 poorest2019: 0.462 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 0.4618 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 0.4618 poorest in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3541 poorest, in 2009.

That places Belarus 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.3762 poorest
2009 0.3541 poorest -5.9%
2010 0.3722 poorest +5.1%
2012 0.3714 poorest -0.2%
2013 0.3838 poorest +3.3%
2014 0.3878 poorest +1.0%
2015 0.3826 poorest -1.3%
2016 0.4338 poorest +13.4%
2017 0.421 poorest -2.9%
2018 0.4282 poorest +1.7%
2019 0.4618 poorest +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3652 poorest 0.3541 poorest 0.3762 poorest 2
2010s 0.4047 poorest 0.3714 poorest 0.4618 poorest 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 4 Türkiye 0.4783 poorest compare
  2. 5 Uruguay 0.4773 poorest compare
  3. 6 Poland 0.4662 poorest compare
  4. 8 Serbia 0.4556 poorest compare
  5. 9 Costa Rica 0.4446 poorest compare
  6. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.434 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus was 0.4618 poorest in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 0.4618 poorest in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3541 poorest in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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