Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine

Ukraine: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4.0%
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2017
All-time low
4.0%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine, 2006–2020

46810122006201320202006: 7.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 9.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 10.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 11.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 11 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 11 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 11.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 8.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 4.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

In 2020, adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine peaked at 11.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.

That places Ukraine 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year % of total welfare of beneficiary households Change
2006 7.2%
2011 9.5% +31.2%
2012 10.7% +12.4%
2013 11.8% +10.3%
2015 11.0% -6.6%
2016 11.0% +0.6%
2017 11.8% +6.9%
2018 8.7% -26.0%
2019 4.8% -44.5%
2020 4.0% -17.3%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.3%, 22% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 1
2010s 9.9% 4.8% 11.8% 8
2020s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine?
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine was 4.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Ukraine ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.