Income share held by second 20% in Belarus
Belarus: Income share held by second 20% was 14.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Belarus, 1993–2020
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by second 20% in Belarus is 14.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Belarus peaked at 15.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1998.
That places Belarus 5th out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.6% | 15.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.6% (2020)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2020)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2020)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2020)
- Prosperity gap 1.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2020)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2020)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 8.4% (2020)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2020)
- Income share held by third 20% 18.0% (2020)
- Gini index 24.4 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Belarus?
- Income share held by second 20% in Belarus was 14.5% in 2020, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by second 20% recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Belarus ranks 5th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by second 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.