Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 86.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Belarus, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile 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 in Belarus peaked at 87.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2009.
Belarus ranks 1st of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 83.9% | — |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 86.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 86.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.6%, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 81.3% | 83.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.2% | 87.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Belarus?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Belarus was 86.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
- Belarus ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap