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

Ukraine: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 7.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7.2%
Change on year
down 33.9%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 2017
All-time low
7.2%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2020

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

510152025302006201320202006: 12.92011: 20.72012: 21.82013: 22.62015: 18.92016: 16.92017: 31.72018: 26.72019: 10.92020: 7.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Ukraine is 7.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Ukraine peaked at 31.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2020.

That places Ukraine 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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) -urban in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 12.9%
2011 20.7% +60.0%
2012 21.8% +5.4%
2013 22.6% +3.9%
2015 18.9% -16.3%
2016 16.9% -10.9%
2017 31.7% +88.1%
2018 26.7% -16.0%
2019 10.9% -59.2%
2020 7.2% -33.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.9% 12.9% 12.9% 1
2010s 21.3% 10.9% 31.7% 8
2020s 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 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 7.2% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Ukraine ranks 22nd 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 65.2%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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