Adequacy of social insurance programs in Belarus

Belarus: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 64.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
64.6%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
4th
of 32 countries
All-time high
64.6%
in 2019
All-time low
52.6%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Belarus, 2008–2019

02040602008201320192008: 52.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 53.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2010: 53.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 54.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 61.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2014: 59.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 61.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 63.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 61.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 60 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 64.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of social insurance programs in Belarus is 64.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Belarus peaked at 64.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2008.

That places Belarus 4th out of 32 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.1% 52.6% 53.6% 2
2010s 60.0% 53.9% 64.6% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Thailand 93.0% compare
  2. 2 Romania 88.0% compare
  3. 3 Poland 86.9% compare
  4. 5 Serbia 58.1% compare
  5. 6 Kazakhstan 54.7% compare
  6. 7 Moldova 53.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Belarus?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Belarus was 64.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2008.
How does Belarus rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Belarus ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 337 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.