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

Belarus: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 19.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.9%
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
4th
of 25 countries
All-time high
40.6%
in 2016
All-time low
12.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
2008–2019

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

102030402008201320192008: 13.72009: 132010: 12.22012: 14.92013: 22.22014: 23.92015: 25.12016: 40.62017: 22.92018: 22.42019: 19.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Belarus stood at 19.9%.

The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Belarus peaked at 40.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2010.

That places Belarus 4th out of 25 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 13.7%
2009 13.0% -5.6%
2010 12.2% -5.6%
2012 14.9% +21.3%
2013 22.2% +49.1%
2014 23.9% +7.7%
2015 25.1% +5.1%
2016 40.6% +62.0%
2017 22.9% -43.5%
2018 22.4% -2.1%
2019 19.9% -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4% 13.0% 13.7% 2
2010s 22.7% 12.2% 40.6% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Poland 31.0% compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 25.7% compare
  3. 3 Romania 22.5% compare
  4. 5 Vietnam 19.0% compare
  5. 6 Armenia 15.1% compare
  6. 7 Moldova 14.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Belarus?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Belarus was 19.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2010.
How does Belarus rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Belarus ranks 4th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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