Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus

Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 36.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.0%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
42.8%
in 2014
All-time low
23.6%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019

0102030402008201320192008: 23.6 poorest2009: 36.2 poorest2010: 32.2 poorest2012: 38.4 poorest2013: 39 poorest2014: 42.8 poorest2015: 34.6 poorest2016: 41.5 poorest2017: 34.7 poorest2018: 34.6 poorest2019: 36 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Belarus stood at 36.0%.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 42.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2008.

Belarus ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 23.6%
2009 36.2% +53.1%
2010 32.2% -10.8%
2012 38.4% +19.0%
2013 39.0% +1.6%
2014 42.8% +9.8%
2015 34.6% -19.2%
2016 41.5% +20.1%
2017 34.7% -16.5%
2018 34.6% -0.3%
2019 36.0% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.9% 23.6% 36.2% 2
2010s 37.1% 32.2% 42.8% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 3 Dominican Republic 47.1% compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 45.1% compare
  3. 5 Georgia 43.8% compare
  4. 7 Mongolia 30.4% compare
  5. 8 Ecuador 29.3% compare
  6. 9 Sri Lanka 24.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Belarus?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Belarus was 36.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2008.
How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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