Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine
Ukraine: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ukraine, 2006–2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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.