Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 28.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 28.2% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus peaked at 37.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2010.
Belarus ranks 4th of 24 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.6% | — |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +62.6% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +5.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 28.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 28.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 14.2% | 37.2% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Belarus was 28.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Belarus ranks 4th out of 24 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 91.2%. 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) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount