Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 47.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Belarus is 47.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 79.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2009.
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 | 33.8% | — |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +60.6% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -35.5% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 33.2% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 36.3% | 79.1% | 9 |
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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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Belarus?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Belarus was 47.7% 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 79.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2009.
- 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 43.9%. 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) -urban. 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