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

Ukraine: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 4.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4.7%
Change on year
down 38.5%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
30.1%
in 2017
All-time low
4.7%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2020

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

01020302006201320202006: 182011: 21.42012: 24.22013: 27.12015: 23.22016: 14.62017: 30.12018: 21.52019: 7.62020: 4.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 4.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 38.5% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Ukraine peaked at 30.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.

That places Ukraine 30th out of 34 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 18.0%
2011 21.4% +18.8%
2012 24.2% +13.1%
2013 27.1% +11.9%
2015 23.2% -14.1%
2016 14.6% -37.3%
2017 30.1% +106.4%
2018 21.5% -28.7%
2019 7.6% -64.7%
2020 4.7% -38.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.0% 18.0% 18.0% 1
2010s 21.2% 7.6% 30.1% 8
2020s 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Ukraine?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Ukraine was 4.7% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
Ukraine ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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