Gini coefficient in Belarus
Belarus: Gini coefficient was 0.2438 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, gini coefficient in Belarus stood at 0.2438. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Belarus peaked at 0.3202 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2438, in 2020.
That places Belarus 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3188 | 0.3174 | 0.3202 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2883 | 0.2648 | 0.3117 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2629 | 0.2524 | 0.2857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2438 | 0.2438 | 0.2438 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.08 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0861 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0861 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.127 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Belarus?
- Gini coefficient in Belarus was 0.2438 in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3202 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2438 in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for gini coefficient?
- Belarus ranks 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.