Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Ukraine

Ukraine: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 9.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
9.2%
Change on year
down 21.9%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 2017
All-time low
9.2%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Ukraine, 2006–2020

10203040502006201320202006: 29.4 poorest2011: 38.8 poorest2012: 45 poorest2013: 44.6 poorest2015: 35.7 poorest2016: 32.9 poorest2017: 47.1 poorest2018: 38.7 poorest2019: 11.8 poorest2020: 9.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 9.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Ukraine peaked at 47.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2020.

That places Ukraine 30th 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.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year poorest Change
2006 29.4%
2011 38.8% +31.7%
2012 45.0% +15.9%
2013 44.6% -0.9%
2015 35.7% -19.9%
2016 32.9% -7.8%
2017 47.1% +43.1%
2018 38.7% -17.8%
2019 11.8% -69.4%
2020 9.2% -21.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.4% 29.4% 29.4% 1
2010s 36.8% 11.8% 47.1% 8
2020s 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Ukraine?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Ukraine was 9.2% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Ukraine ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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