State Capacity Index in Belarus
Belarus: State Capacity Index was 0.9087 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Belarus, 1991–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, state capacity index in Belarus stood at 0.9087.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Belarus peaked at 1.15 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.1997, in 1991.
Belarus ranks 46th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1997 | — |
| 1992 | 1.11 | -656.8% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7244 | -28.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5404 | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6556 | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7557 | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7273 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7566 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7418 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6954 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7514 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8072 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8968 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.952 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9671 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9818 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9179 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9587 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8907 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9104 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9156 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9564 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9087 | -5.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.9087 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5986, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.9087 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +656.8% | -0.1997 | 1.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7193 | -0.1997 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8468 | 0.6954 | 0.9818 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9234 | 0.8907 | 0.9587 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- 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)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- 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 state capacity index in Belarus?
- State capacity index in Belarus was 0.9087 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1993.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1997 in 1991.
- How does Belarus rank for state capacity index?
- Belarus ranks 46th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.