Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus
Belarus: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 261.1% on the previous year and down 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus peaked at 62.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places Belarus 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.2% | — |
| 1999 | 56.6% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -39.6% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -39.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -41.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -70.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -43.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -64.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +456.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -45.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -87.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +261.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +456.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2020 | +261.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 56.6% | 62.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 2.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Belarus was 0.1% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Belarus ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 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 $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.