Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Belarus
Belarus: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Belarus, 1993–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population below international poverty line in Belarus is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Belarus peaked at 38.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Belarus 123rd out of 133 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.
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.1% | — |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -25.8% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +1560.9% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -44.5% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -50.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -44.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -54.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -54.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%. (36 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1560.9% | 2.3% | 38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 2.3% | 38.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.5% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population below international poverty line in Belarus?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Belarus was 0.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Belarus rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Belarus ranks 123rd out of 133 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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