Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus

Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 45.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 26 countries
All-time high
76.8%
in 2016
All-time low
26.1%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus, 2008–2019

204060802008201320192008: 27.4 poorest2009: 26.1 poorest2010: 29.8 poorest2012: 33.4 poorest2013: 40.2 poorest2014: 46.6 poorest2015: 44.3 poorest2016: 76.8 poorest2017: 50.9 poorest2018: 45.8 poorest2019: 45.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus stood at 45.8%.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus peaked at 76.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2009.

That places Belarus 4th out of 26 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 27.4%
2009 26.1% -4.7%
2010 29.8% +13.9%
2012 33.4% +12.3%
2013 40.2% +20.2%
2014 46.6% +16.0%
2015 44.3% -5.0%
2016 76.8% +73.5%
2017 50.9% -33.8%
2018 45.8% -10.1%
2019 45.8% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.8% 26.1% 27.4% 2
2010s 46.0% 29.8% 76.8% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Poland 62.6% compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 48.8% compare
  3. 3 Romania 47.8% compare
  4. 5 Armenia 42.9% compare
  5. 6 Viet Nam 40.4% compare
  6. 7 Georgia 36.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus was 45.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Belarus ranks 4th out of 26 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 75.3%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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