Belarus Poverty Rate 1998-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Belarus poverty rate for 2020 was 1.30%, a 1.1% decline from 2019.
  • Belarus poverty rate for 2019 was 2.40%, a 0.5% increase from 2018.
  • Belarus poverty rate for 2018 was 1.90%, a 1.4% decline from 2017.
  • Belarus poverty rate for 2017 was 3.30%, a 1.3% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 53.20%
Peru 42.80%
Colombia 42.20%
Ecuador 34.60%
Mexico 30.30%
Iran 29.30%
China 24.80%
Dominican Republic 23.20%
Paraguay 22.30%
Costa Rica 19.90%
Brazil 18.70%
Montenegro 15.40%
Kazakhstan 13.90%
Albania 13.70%
Thailand 13.20%
Serbia 10.10%
Romania 10.00%
Turkey 9.80%
Bulgaria 4.50%
Russia 1.70%
Belarus 1.30%
Belarus Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2020 1.30% -1.10%
2019 2.40% 0.50%
2018 1.90% -1.40%
2017 3.30% -1.30%
2016 4.60% 0.50%
2015 4.10% 0.90%
2014 3.20% -0.20%
2013 3.40% -2.50%
2012 5.90% -4.10%
2011 10.00% -1.80%
2010 11.80% -3.80%
2009 15.60% -0.80%
2008 16.40% -4.30%
2007 20.70% -7.20%
2006 27.90% -8.10%
2005 36.00% -18.30%
2004 54.30% -10.50%
2003 64.80% -2.90%
2002 67.70% -6.00%
2001 73.70% -10.70%
2000 84.40% -3.60%
1999 88.00% -2.10%
1998 90.10% -2.10%