Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 36.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Belarus stood at 36.0%.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 42.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2008.
That places Belarus 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.6% | — |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +53.1% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +4.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 36.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 36.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.7%, 81% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 23.6% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 32.2% | 42.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
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 36.0% 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 42.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- Belarus ranks 14th 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 0.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap