Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus

Belarus: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.0928 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0928
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
57th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.1622
in 2004
All-time low
0.0928
in 2020
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus, 2003–2020

00.050.10.152003201120202003: 0.1562004: 0.1622005: 0.1622006: 0.1392007: 0.1242008: 0.1222009: 0.1422010: 0.1412011: 0.152012: 0.132013: 0.112014: 0.1052015: 0.1192016: 0.1212017: 0.1122018: 0.1072019: 0.0982020: 0.093

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 0.0928 for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus peaked at 0.1622 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0928, in 2020.

Belarus ranks 57th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Belarus, 2003 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2003 0.1564
2004 0.1622 +3.7%
2005 0.1619 -0.2%
2006 0.1386 -14.4%
2007 0.1242 -10.4%
2008 0.1216 -2.1%
2009 0.1421 +16.9%
2010 0.1407 -1.0%
2011 0.1496 +6.3%
2012 0.1296 -13.4%
2013 0.1104 -14.8%
2014 0.1048 -5.0%
2015 0.119 +13.5%
2016 0.1214 +2.0%
2017 0.1122 -7.6%
2018 0.1068 -4.9%
2019 0.0982 -8.1%
2020 0.0928 -5.5%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 0.0928 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 16% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 0.0928 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1439 0.1216 0.1622 7
2010s 0.1193 0.0982 0.1496 10
2020s 0.0928 0.0928 0.0928 1

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 54 Croatia 0.1208 compare
  2. 55 Bulgaria 0.1191 compare
  3. 56 Uzbekistan 0.1161 compare
  4. 58 Spain 0.0869 compare
  5. 59 China 0.0215 compare
  6. 60 Greece 0.0178 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus?
Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Belarus was 0.0928 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 0.1622 in 2004.
What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0928 in 2020.
How does Belarus rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Belarus ranks 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 protection, 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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Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,210 data points, 1990–2020
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