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

Belarus: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 56.7% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
56.7%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
2nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2016
All-time low
46.7%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2008–2019

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

02040602008201320192008: 46.72009: 46.82010: 49.82012: 522013: 53.32014: 54.12015: 56.22016: 57.92017: 56.82018: 57.42019: 56.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Belarus is 56.7%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Belarus peaked at 57.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2008.

That places Belarus 2nd out of 33 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 46.7% 46.7% 46.8% 2
2010s 54.9% 49.8% 57.9% 9

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Serbia 58.9% compare
  2. 3 Poland 56.5% compare
  3. 4 Romania 55.1% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 55.1% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Belarus?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Belarus was 56.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2008.
How does Belarus rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Belarus ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount