Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poor in Belarus

Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poor was 86.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
86.5%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 29 countries
All-time high
87.0%
in 2016
All-time low
81.3%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poor in Belarus, 2008–2019

0204060802008201320192008: 83.92009: 81.32010: 82.22012: 85.42013: 86.52014: 84.62015: 86.82016: 872017: 86.62018: 85.52019: 86.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Belarus stood at 86.5%.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Belarus peaked at 87.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2009.

Belarus ranks 1st of 29 countries on this measure, 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 82.6% 81.3% 83.9% 2
2010s 85.7% 82.2% 87.0% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 2 Poland 84.8% compare
  2. 3 Moldova 83.2% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Belarus?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Belarus was 86.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor?
Belarus ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
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