Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Ukraine

Ukraine: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 82.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
82.9%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
87.3%
in 2012
All-time low
74.9%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Ukraine, 2006–2020

0204060802006201320202006: 82.22011: 852012: 87.32013: 86.82015: 79.62016: 74.92017: 80.72018: 79.92019: 78.72020: 82.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 82.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2020.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Ukraine peaked at 87.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2016.

That places Ukraine 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 82.2%
2011 85.0% +3.4%
2012 87.3% +2.7%
2013 86.8% -0.5%
2015 79.6% -8.3%
2016 74.9% -5.9%
2017 80.7% +7.8%
2018 79.9% -1.0%
2019 78.7% -1.6%
2020 82.9% +5.3%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 82.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 82.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.2% 82.2% 82.2% 1
2010s 81.6% 74.9% 87.3% 8
2020s 82.9% 82.9% 82.9% 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 4 Republic of Moldova 86.0% compare
  2. 5 Kazakhstan 83.7% compare
  3. 6 Mongolia 82.9% compare
  4. 8 Kyrgyzstan 80.4% compare
  5. 9 Armenia 79.1% compare
  6. 10 Serbia 79.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Ukraine?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Ukraine was 82.9% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2016.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Ukraine ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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