Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Belarus

Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 39.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
39.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
46.8%
in 2014
All-time low
28.7%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019

010203040502008201320192008: 28.72009: 41.62010: 36.62012: 39.62013: 422014: 46.82015: 39.72016: 46.62017: 36.72018: 38.72019: 39.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Belarus stood at 39.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 46.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2008.

Belarus ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Belarus, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 28.7%
2009 41.6% +45.2%
2010 36.6% -12.2%
2012 39.6% +8.3%
2013 42.0% +6.2%
2014 46.8% +11.4%
2015 39.7% -15.2%
2016 46.6% +17.5%
2017 36.7% -21.4%
2018 38.7% +5.6%
2019 39.4% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.1% 28.7% 41.6% 2
2010s 40.7% 36.6% 46.8% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 9 Kosovo 41.2% compare
  2. 9 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.2% compare
  3. 11 Mongolia 40.0% compare
  4. 13 Honduras 37.1% compare
  5. 14 Sri Lanka 36.3% compare
  6. 15 Ecuador 34.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Belarus?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Belarus was 39.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2008.
How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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