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

Belarus: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 84.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
85.5%
in 2017
All-time low
76.0%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2019

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

0204060802008201320192008: 76.9 poorest2009: 76 poorest2010: 78 poorest2012: 80.8 poorest2013: 82 poorest2014: 82.5 poorest2015: 83.5 poorest2016: 84.3 poorest2017: 85.5 poorest2018: 83.7 poorest2019: 84.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Belarus is 84.2%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 85.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2009.

Belarus ranks 2nd of 32 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 76.5% 76.0% 76.9% 2
2010s 82.7% 78.0% 85.5% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Poland 85.0% compare
  2. 3 Moldova 83.2% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.2% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 80.8% compare

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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 84.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 2nd out of 32 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 10.8%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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