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
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.6% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 23.8% | 29.2% | 9 |
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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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About this data
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.