Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Belarus

Belarus: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.0%
Change on year
down 34.9%
World rank
45th
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Belarus, 1998–2016

00.511.521998200720161998: 1.4 %1999: 1.1 %2000: 1.1 %2001: 1.5 %2002: 2.1 %2003: 2.2 %2004: 2 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 0.979 %2007: 0.507 %2008: 0.506 %2009: 0.435 %2010: 0.211 %2011: 0.275 %2012: 0.098 %2013: 0.021 %2014: 0.012 %2015: 0.076 %2016: 0.049 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 0.0% for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 95.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Belarus peaked at 2.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

Belarus ranks 45th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Belarus, 1998 to 2016.
Year % Change
1998 1.4%
1999 1.1% -25.4%
2000 1.1% -0.7%
2001 1.5% +44.0%
2002 2.1% +39.6%
2003 2.2% +0.9%
2004 2.0% -5.3%
2005 1.1% -46.2%
2006 1.0% -10.6%
2007 0.5% -48.3%
2008 0.5% -0.1%
2009 0.4% -14.0%
2010 0.2% -51.5%
2011 0.3% +30.6%
2012 0.1% -64.5%
2013 0.0% -78.6%
2014 0.0% -41.3%
2015 0.1% +518.4%
2016 0.0% -34.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2% 1.1% 1.4% 2
2000s 1.2% 0.4% 2.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 42 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
  2. 43 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  3. 44 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  4. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Belarus?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Belarus was 0.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Belarus rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Belarus ranks 45th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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