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

Belarus: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 57.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
57.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
58.8%
in 2016
All-time low
49.2%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2019

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

02040602008201320192008: 50.2 poorest2009: 49.2 poorest2010: 50.6 poorest2012: 53 poorest2013: 55.4 poorest2014: 54.8 poorest2015: 57.6 poorest2016: 58.8 poorest2017: 57.7 poorest2018: 57.4 poorest2019: 57.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 57.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 58.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2009.

That places Belarus 1st out of 34 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 50.2%
2009 49.2% -1.9%
2010 50.6% +2.8%
2012 53.0% +4.8%
2013 55.4% +4.5%
2014 54.8% -1.2%
2015 57.6% +5.3%
2016 58.8% +1.9%
2017 57.7% -1.9%
2018 57.4% -0.5%
2019 57.7% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.7% 49.2% 50.2% 2
2010s 55.9% 50.6% 58.8% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 2 Poland 57.1% compare
  2. 3 Serbia 56.9% compare
  3. 4 Romania 56.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Belarus?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Belarus was 57.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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