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

Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 84.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
84.2%
in 2017
All-time low
75.0%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2008–2019

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

0204060802008201320192008: 752009: 75.22010: 76.72012: 78.62013: 81.52014: 822015: 83.12016: 84.22017: 84.22018: 83.82019: 84.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Belarus stood at 84.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 84.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2008.

Belarus ranks 2nd 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 Insurance - 1st quintile in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 75.0%
2009 75.2% +0.3%
2010 76.7% +2.0%
2012 78.6% +2.6%
2013 81.5% +3.6%
2014 82.0% +0.7%
2015 83.1% +1.3%
2016 84.2% +1.3%
2017 84.2% +0.0%
2018 83.8% -0.5%
2019 84.1% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.1% 75.0% 75.2% 2
2010s 82.0% 76.7% 84.2% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Poland 86.0% compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 83.0% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.6% compare
  4. 5 Serbia 81.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Belarus?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Belarus was 84.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2008.
How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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