More Than A Third Of Belarusians Live On Less Than $300

The worst situation is in Mogilev region.

More than a third of Belarusians live on Br1 thousand or less (about $292) per month. This follows from the Belstat data on the distribution of average per capita disposable resources.

35.7% of Belarusians have up to Br1 thousand per month. Another 35.1% have between Br1 thousand and Br1.5 thousand, while 29.2% have funds above this amount. At the same time, only 17.5% have more than Br1.8 thousand.

If one looks at the regions, the situation is worst in Mahiliou voblast. There, 47.1% of local residents live on up to 1 thousand per month. The smallest share of such people is in Minsk - just over 20%. In the capital, on the contrary, there are more people with resources from 1.5 thousand than in other regions.

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