Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus
Belarus: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.0924 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus, 2003–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus is 0.0924, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus peaked at 0.1612 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0924, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 61st of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1455 | — |
| 2004 | 0.1612 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.145 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1115 | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1279 | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1252 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1452 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1456 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1564 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.135 | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1145 | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1071 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1208 | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.123 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1116 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1055 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0975 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0924 | -5.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0924 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 23% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0924 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1373 | 0.1115 | 0.1612 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1217 | 0.0975 | 0.1564 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0924 | 0.0924 | 0.0924 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus was 0.0924 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1612 in 2004.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0924 in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Belarus ranks 61st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.