Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belarus
Belarus: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 2.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 2.6% for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belarus peaked at 93.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 91st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 93.4% | — |
| 1999 | 92.2% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.8% | 92.2% | 93.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 22.3% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 3.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belarus?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belarus was 2.6% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Belarus ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.