Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Belarus
Belarus: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 31.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Belarus is 31.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Belarus peaked at 47.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2008.
Belarus ranks 33rd of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -40.6% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 25.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 31.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 33.0% | 5 |
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 total government spending on essential services, social in Belarus?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Belarus was 31.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Belarus ranks 33rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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