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

Ukraine: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 81.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
81.8%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
86.3%
in 2012
All-time low
77.0%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2006–2020

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

0204060802006201320202006: 792011: 84.42012: 86.32013: 86.22015: 82.32016: 772017: 83.12018: 82.32019: 79.92020: 81.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Ukraine stood at 81.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Ukraine peaked at 86.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2016.

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

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) -urban in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 79.0%
2011 84.4% +6.8%
2012 86.3% +2.3%
2013 86.2% -0.1%
2015 82.3% -4.6%
2016 77.0% -6.4%
2017 83.1% +7.9%
2018 82.3% -0.9%
2019 79.9% -3.0%
2020 81.8% +2.4%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 81.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 81.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.0% 79.0% 79.0% 1
2010s 82.7% 77.0% 86.3% 8
2020s 81.8% 81.8% 81.8% 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 4 Republic of Moldova 84.6% compare
  2. 5 Kazakhstan 82.7% compare
  3. 6 Serbia 82.4% compare
  4. 8 Armenia 81.0% compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 79.1% compare
  6. 10 Kyrgyzstan 78.1% 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 81.8% 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 86.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 77.0% 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 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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