What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Belarus?

The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2023.

What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Belarus?

The lowest recorded value was 0.263 in 1992.

How does Belarus rank for centralization of political power index?

Belarus ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Belarus?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belarus data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Belarus

Name: Centralization of Political Power Index in Belarus
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belarus: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.99 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.99

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

2nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.99

in 2023

All-time low

0.263

in 1992

Years of data

231

1795–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Belarus, 1795–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 0.99 for centralization of political power index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 231 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Belarus peaked at 0.99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.263, in 1992.

That places Belarus 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 231 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Centralization of Political Power Index in Belarus, 1795 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1795	0.93	—
1796	0.93	+0.0%
1797	0.93	+0.0%
1798	0.93	+0.0%
1799	0.93	+0.0%
1800	0.93	+0.0%
1801	0.93	+0.0%
1802	0.93	+0.0%
1803	0.93	+0.0%
1804	0.93	+0.0%
1805	0.93	+0.0%
1806	0.93	+0.0%
1807	0.93	+0.0%
1808	0.93	+0.0%
1809	0.93	+0.0%
1810	0.93	+0.0%
1811	0.93	+0.0%
1812	0.93	+0.0%
1813	0.93	+0.0%
1814	0.93	+0.0%
1815	0.93	+0.0%
1816	0.93	+0.0%
1817	0.93	+0.0%
1818	0.93	+0.0%
1819	0.93	+0.0%
1820	0.93	+0.0%
1821	0.93	+0.0%
1822	0.93	+0.0%
1823	0.93	+0.0%
1824	0.93	+0.0%
1825	0.93	+0.0%
1826	0.93	+0.0%
1827	0.93	+0.0%
1828	0.93	+0.0%
1829	0.93	+0.0%
1830	0.93	+0.0%
1831	0.93	+0.0%
1832	0.93	+0.0%
1833	0.93	+0.0%
1834	0.93	+0.0%
1835	0.93	+0.0%
1836	0.93	+0.0%
1837	0.93	+0.0%
1838	0.93	+0.0%
1839	0.93	+0.0%
1840	0.93	+0.0%
1841	0.93	+0.0%
1842	0.93	+0.0%
1843	0.93	+0.0%
1844	0.93	+0.0%
1845	0.93	+0.0%
1846	0.93	+0.0%
1847	0.93	+0.0%
1848	0.93	+0.0%
1849	0.93	+0.0%
1850	0.93	+0.0%
1851	0.93	+0.0%
1852	0.93	+0.0%
1853	0.93	+0.0%
1854	0.93	+0.0%
1855	0.881	-5.3%
1856	0.881	+0.0%
1857	0.881	+0.0%
1858	0.881	+0.0%
1859	0.881	+0.0%
1860	0.881	+0.0%
1861	0.881	+0.0%
1862	0.881	+0.0%
1863	0.881	+0.0%
1864	0.597	-32.2%
1865	0.508	-14.9%
1866	0.373	-26.6%
1867	0.373	+0.0%
1868	0.373	+0.0%
1869	0.373	+0.0%
1870	0.373	+0.0%
1871	0.373	+0.0%
1872	0.373	+0.0%
1873	0.373	+0.0%
1874	0.373	+0.0%
1875	0.373	+0.0%
1876	0.373	+0.0%
1877	0.373	+0.0%
1878	0.77	+106.4%
1879	0.77	+0.0%
1880	0.77	+0.0%
1881	0.876	+13.8%
1882	0.876	+0.0%
1883	0.876	+0.0%
1884	0.876	+0.0%
1885	0.852	-2.7%
1886	0.852	+0.0%
1887	0.852	+0.0%
1888	0.852	+0.0%
1889	0.852	+0.0%
1890	0.852	+0.0%
1891	0.852	+0.0%
1892	0.852	+0.0%
1893	0.852	+0.0%
1894	0.852	+0.0%
1895	0.852	+0.0%
1896	0.852	+0.0%
1897	0.852	+0.0%
1898	0.852	+0.0%
1899	0.852	+0.0%
1900	0.892	+4.7%
1901	0.892	+0.0%
1902	0.892	+0.0%
1903	0.892	+0.0%
1904	0.892	+0.0%
1905	0.892	+0.0%
1906	0.884	-0.9%
1907	0.818	-7.5%
1908	0.807	-1.3%
1909	0.798	-1.1%
1910	0.805	+0.9%
1911	0.805	+0.0%
1912	0.805	+0.0%
1913	0.805	+0.0%
1914	0.807	+0.2%
1915	0.809	+0.2%
1916	0.814	+0.6%
1917	0.802	-1.5%
1918	0.976	+21.7%
1919	0.969	-0.7%
1920	0.969	+0.0%
1921	0.969	+0.0%
1922	0.969	+0.0%
1923	0.969	+0.0%
1924	0.97	+0.1%
1925	0.97	+0.0%
1926	0.97	+0.0%
1927	0.97	+0.0%
1928	0.97	+0.0%
1929	0.97	+0.0%
1930	0.971	+0.1%
1931	0.971	+0.0%
1932	0.971	+0.0%
1933	0.971	+0.0%
1934	0.971	+0.0%
1935	0.971	+0.0%
1936	0.971	+0.0%
1937	0.971	+0.0%
1938	0.971	+0.0%
1939	0.971	+0.0%
1940	0.971	+0.0%
1941	0.971	+0.0%
1942	0.971	+0.0%
1943	0.971	+0.0%
1944	0.971	+0.0%
1945	0.971	+0.0%
1946	0.971	+0.0%
1947	0.971	+0.0%
1948	0.971	+0.0%
1949	0.971	+0.0%
1950	0.971	+0.0%
1951	0.971	+0.0%
1952	0.971	+0.0%
1953	0.971	+0.0%
1954	0.964	-0.7%
1955	0.964	+0.0%
1956	0.964	+0.0%
1957	0.964	+0.0%
1958	0.964	+0.0%
1959	0.964	+0.0%
1960	0.964	+0.0%
1961	0.964	+0.0%
1962	0.964	+0.0%
1963	0.964	+0.0%
1964	0.964	+0.0%
1965	0.964	+0.0%
1966	0.964	+0.0%
1967	0.964	+0.0%
1968	0.964	+0.0%
1969	0.964	+0.0%
1970	0.964	+0.0%
1971	0.964	+0.0%
1972	0.964	+0.0%
1973	0.964	+0.0%
1974	0.964	+0.0%
1975	0.964	+0.0%
1976	0.964	+0.0%
1977	0.964	+0.0%
1978	0.964	+0.0%
1979	0.964	+0.0%
1980	0.963	-0.1%
1981	0.963	+0.0%
1982	0.963	+0.0%
1983	0.963	+0.0%
1984	0.963	+0.0%
1985	0.963	+0.0%
1986	0.96	-0.3%
1987	0.943	-1.8%
1988	0.942	-0.1%
1989	0.922	-2.1%
1990	0.314	-65.9%
1991	0.312	-0.6%
1992	0.263	-15.7%
1993	0.278	+5.7%
1994	0.369	+32.7%
1995	0.414	+12.2%
1996	0.764	+84.5%
1997	0.944	+23.6%
1998	0.947	+0.3%
1999	0.947	+0.0%
2000	0.954	+0.7%
2001	0.954	+0.0%
2002	0.954	+0.0%
2003	0.954	+0.0%
2004	0.96	+0.6%
2005	0.96	+0.0%
2006	0.96	+0.0%
2007	0.96	+0.0%
2008	0.96	+0.0%
2009	0.96	+0.0%
2010	0.96	+0.0%
2011	0.96	+0.0%
2012	0.96	+0.0%
2013	0.964	+0.4%
2014	0.964	+0.0%
2015	0.964	+0.0%
2016	0.95	-1.5%
2017	0.952	+0.2%
2018	0.952	+0.0%
2019	0.95	-0.2%
2020	0.979	+3.1%
2021	0.984	+0.5%
2022	0.985	+0.1%
2023	0.99	+0.5%
2024	0.99	+0.0%
2025	0.99	+0.0%

Belarus compared with similar countries

Belarus's 0.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Belarus's 0.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1790s	0.93	0.93	0.93	5
1800s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1810s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1820s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1830s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1840s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1850s	0.9055	0.881	0.93	10
1860s	0.6121	0.373	0.881	10
1870s	0.4524	0.373	0.77	10
1880s	0.8534	0.77	0.876	10
1890s	0.852	0.852	0.852	10
1900s	0.8659	0.798	0.892	10
1910s	0.8397	0.802	0.976	10
1920s	0.9696	0.969	0.97	10
1930s	0.971	0.971	0.971	10
1940s	0.971	0.971	0.971	10
1950s	0.9668	0.964	0.971	10
1960s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1970s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1980s	0.9545	0.922	0.963	10
1990s	0.5552	0.263	0.947	10
2000s	0.9576	0.954	0.96	10
2010s	0.9576	0.95	0.964	10
2020s	0.9863	0.979	0.99	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Belarus?: Centralization of political power index in Belarus was 0.99 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Belarus?: The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2023.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Belarus?: The lowest recorded value was 0.263 in 1992.
How does Belarus rank for centralization of political power index?: Belarus ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Belarus?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.