Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Ukraine

Ukraine: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 25.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
25.2%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
42.6%
in 2012
All-time low
25.2%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2006–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Ukraine, 2006–2018

0102030402006201220182006: 28.12011: 36.22012: 42.62013: 42.52015: 352016: 31.82017: 28.52018: 25.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Ukraine is 25.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Ukraine peaked at 42.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2018.

Ukraine ranks 12th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ukraine, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 28.1%
2011 36.2% +28.7%
2012 42.6% +17.8%
2013 42.5% -0.2%
2015 35.0% -17.7%
2016 31.8% -9.2%
2017 28.5% -10.3%
2018 25.2% -11.7%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 25.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 74% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 25.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.1% 28.1% 28.1% 1
2010s 34.5% 25.2% 42.6% 7

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 9 Moldova 32.8% compare
  2. 10 Kosovo 26.4% compare
  3. 10 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare
  4. 13 Kyrgyzstan 20.6% compare
  5. 14 Peru 18.1%
  6. 15 Sri Lanka 17.7% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Ukraine?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Ukraine was 25.2% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2018.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Ukraine ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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