Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 25.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus stood at 25.5%.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 41.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2010.
That places Belarus 6th 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Belarus, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.9% | — |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +61.1% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 17.8% | 41.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Belarus was 25.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Belarus ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount