Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 58.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 58.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 78.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2010.
Belarus ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 44.4% | — |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +42.2% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 41.7% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 38.2% | 78.0% | 9 |
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- 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus was 58.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Belarus ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap