Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus
Belarus: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.539 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Belarus is 0.539, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 0.5531 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4241, in 2016.
Belarus ranks 4th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4938 | — |
| 2009 | 0.5028 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.428 | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.455 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4995 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.503 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4241 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5531 | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5397 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.539 | -0.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.539 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4775, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.539 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4545, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4983 | 0.4938 | 0.5028 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4885 | 0.4241 | 0.5531 | 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 - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Belarus?
- Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Belarus was 0.539 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5531 in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4241 in 2016.
- How does Belarus rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
- Belarus ranks 4th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)