Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine

Ukraine: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4.0%
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2017
All-time low
4.0%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine, 2006–2020

46810122006201320202006: 7.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 9.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 10.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 11.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 11 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 11 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 11.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 8.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 4.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine is 4.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine peaked at 11.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.

That places Ukraine 30th out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 1
2010s 9.9% 4.8% 11.8% 8
2020s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine?
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine was 4.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Ukraine ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 338 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Social safety net programs include cash transfers, social pensions, cash transfers, school feeding, and other social assistance programs.