Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus

Belarus: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 1999
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus, 1998–2020

00.511.51998200920201998: 1.6 %1999: 1.7 %2000: 1.1 %2001: 0.33 %2002: 0.252 %2003: 0.212 %2004: 0.024 %2005: 0 %2006: 0.027 %2007: 0 %2008: 0 %2009: 0.009 %2010: 0 %2011: 0 %2012: 0 %2013: 0 %2014: 0 %2015: 0 %2016: 0 %2017: 0 %2018: 0 %2019: 0 %2020: 0 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus peaked at 1.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

Belarus ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.0% 1.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belarus was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does Belarus rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
Belarus ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.