Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus

Belarus: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 28.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
28.8%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2008
All-time low
23.8%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019

01020302008201320192008: 29.5 % of total safety net benefits2009: 27.6 % of total safety net benefits2010: 29.2 % of total safety net benefits2012: 28.6 % of total safety net benefits2013: 23.8 % of total safety net benefits2014: 26.4 % of total safety net benefits2015: 24.5 % of total safety net benefits2016: 27.1 % of total safety net benefits2017: 25.4 % of total safety net benefits2018: 25.3 % of total safety net benefits2019: 28.8 % of total safety net benefits

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus is 28.8%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus peaked at 29.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2013.

Belarus ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2008 29.5%
2009 27.6% -6.5%
2010 29.2% +5.7%
2012 28.6% -2.1%
2013 23.8% -16.7%
2014 26.4% +10.9%
2015 24.5% -7.1%
2016 27.1% +10.7%
2017 25.4% -6.3%
2018 25.3% -0.5%
2019 28.8% +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.6% 27.6% 29.5% 2
2010s 26.6% 23.8% 29.2% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 14 Ecuador 29.7% compare
  2. 15 Poland 29.3% compare
  3. 16 Kyrgyzstan 29.3% compare
  4. 18 El Salvador 28.4% compare
  5. 19 Colombia 28.4% compare
  6. 20 Mongolia 27.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus was 28.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2013.
How does Belarus rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Belarus ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.