Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine

Ukraine: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 13.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
13.8%
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
33rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2015
All-time low
11.6%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine, 2006–2020

05101520252006201320202006: 23.5 % of total safety net benefits2011: 23.2 % of total safety net benefits2012: 24.1 % of total safety net benefits2013: 24.2 % of total safety net benefits2015: 24.8 % of total safety net benefits2016: 22.1 % of total safety net benefits2017: 17.1 % of total safety net benefits2018: 18.9 % of total safety net benefits2019: 11.6 % of total safety net benefits2020: 13.8 % of total safety net benefits

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

Analysis

In 2020, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine stood at 13.8%.

That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine peaked at 24.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2019.

Ukraine ranks 33rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2006 23.5%
2011 23.2% -1.5%
2012 24.1% +4.2%
2013 24.2% +0.4%
2015 24.8% +2.2%
2016 22.1% -10.8%
2017 17.1% -22.8%
2018 18.9% +11.0%
2019 11.6% -39.0%
2020 13.8% +19.3%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 13.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 47% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 13.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.5% 23.5% 23.5% 1
2010s 20.7% 11.6% 24.8% 8
2020s 13.8% 13.8% 13.8% 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 30 Mexico 18.8% compare
  2. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.5% compare
  3. 32 Georgia 18.4% compare
  4. 34 Chile 13.3% compare
  5. 35 Viet Nam 12.8% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine was 13.8% in 2020, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2019.
How does Ukraine rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Ukraine ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net benefits
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
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Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. 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.