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

Ukraine: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 10.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
10.5%
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2013
All-time low
10.5%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2006–2018

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

051015202006201220182006: 14.12011: 16.92012: 19.32013: 21.42015: 21.12016: 12.82017: 12.92018: 10.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 10.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Ukraine peaked at 21.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2018.

That places Ukraine 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ukraine, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 14.1%
2011 16.9% +19.8%
2012 19.3% +14.3%
2013 21.4% +11.1%
2015 21.1% -1.4%
2016 12.8% -39.2%
2017 12.9% +0.3%
2018 10.5% -18.4%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 10.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 66% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 10.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.1% 14.1% 14.1% 1
2010s 16.4% 10.5% 21.4% 7

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 9 Moldova 13.9% compare
  2. 10 Peru 12.9%
  3. 11 Kyrgyzstan 10.6% compare
  4. 13 Chile 8.3% compare
  5. 14 Sri Lanka 7.8% compare
  6. 15 Kosovo 6.6% compare
  7. 15 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Ukraine?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Ukraine was 10.5% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2018.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Ukraine ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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