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
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ukraine, 2006–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Ukraine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 28,634 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 7,781 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 7,873 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,324 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,197 1000 No (2100)
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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About this data
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.