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

Belarus: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 59.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 29 countries
All-time high
63.7%
in 2016
All-time low
56.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
2008–2019

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

02040602008201320192008: 58.92009: 572010: 56.82012: 58.72013: 612014: 58.32015: 61.92016: 63.72017: 62.52018: 59.72019: 59.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 59.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Belarus peaked at 63.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2010.

That places Belarus 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 57.9% 57.0% 58.9% 2
2010s 60.3% 56.8% 63.7% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 2 Romania 57.3% compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 57.1% compare
  3. 4 Poland 57.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Belarus?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Belarus was 59.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2010.
How does Belarus rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Belarus ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount