Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus

Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 49.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.6%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
77.6%
in 2016
All-time low
33.1%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019

0204060802008201320192008: 34.4 poorest2009: 33.1 poorest2010: 36.1 poorest2012: 38.5 poorest2013: 43.4 poorest2014: 50 poorest2015: 48 poorest2016: 77.6 poorest2017: 54.4 poorest2018: 49.2 poorest2019: 49.6 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 49.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 77.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2009.

That places Belarus 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 34.4%
2009 33.1% -3.8%
2010 36.1% +8.9%
2012 38.5% +6.8%
2013 43.4% +12.7%
2014 50.0% +15.2%
2015 48.0% -3.9%
2016 77.6% +61.5%
2017 54.4% -29.9%
2018 49.2% -9.4%
2019 49.6% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.8% 33.1% 34.4% 2
2010s 49.6% 36.1% 77.6% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 2 Poland 66.8% compare
  2. 3 Mongolia 56.7% compare
  3. 4 Romania 51.6% compare
  4. 6 Kazakhstan 48.9% compare
  5. 7 Armenia 43.8% compare
  6. 8 Viet Nam 41.6% compare

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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 49.6% 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 77.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 5th out of 35 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 49.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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