Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus

Belarus: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.5132 poorest in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5132 poorest
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.5132 poorest
in 2019
All-time low
0.3955 poorest
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019

00.20.40.62008201320192008: 0.426 poorest2009: 0.396 poorest2010: 0.413 poorest2012: 0.423 poorest2013: 0.413 poorest2014: 0.414 poorest2015: 0.411 poorest2016: 0.449 poorest2017: 0.46 poorest2018: 0.473 poorest2019: 0.513 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 0.5132 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 0.5132 poorest in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3955 poorest, in 2009.

Belarus ranks 9th of 26 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.426 poorest
2009 0.3955 poorest -7.2%
2010 0.413 poorest +4.4%
2012 0.4229 poorest +2.4%
2013 0.4132 poorest -2.3%
2014 0.4141 poorest +0.2%
2015 0.4106 poorest -0.9%
2016 0.4492 poorest +9.4%
2017 0.4599 poorest +2.4%
2018 0.473 poorest +2.9%
2019 0.5132 poorest +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4108 poorest 0.3955 poorest 0.426 poorest 2
2010s 0.441 poorest 0.4106 poorest 0.5132 poorest 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 6 Turkey 0.575 poorest compare
  2. 7 Argentina 0.5308 poorest
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 0.5269 poorest compare
  4. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.4721 poorest compare
  5. 11 Poland 0.4617 poorest compare
  6. 12 Ukraine 0.4335 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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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 0.5132 poorest 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 0.5132 poorest in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3955 poorest in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 9th out of 26 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 29.8%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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