Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 55.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus stood at 55.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus peaked at 77.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2010.
That places Belarus 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.8% | — |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +50.7% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 55.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 55.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.1% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 32.5% | 77.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus was 55.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Belarus ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap