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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 33.1% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 36.1% | 77.6% | 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
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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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap