Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Ukraine

Ukraine: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 80.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
80.8%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
84.2%
in 2012
All-time low
70.4%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Ukraine, 2006–2020

0204060802006201320202006: 77.1 poorest2011: 82.3 poorest2012: 84.2 poorest2013: 83.9 poorest2015: 78.1 poorest2016: 70.4 poorest2017: 75.4 poorest2018: 76.2 poorest2019: 77.4 poorest2020: 80.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ukraine stood at 80.8%.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ukraine peaked at 84.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2016.

Ukraine ranks 5th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Ukraine, 2006 to 2020.
Year poorest Change
2006 77.1% —
2011 82.3% +6.6%
2012 84.2% +2.4%
2013 83.9% -0.4%
2015 78.1% -6.9%
2016 70.4% -9.9%
2017 75.4% +7.1%
2018 76.2% +1.1%
2019 77.4% +1.6%
2020 80.8% +4.4%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 80.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.1%, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 80.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.2%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.1% 77.1% 77.1% 1
2010s 78.5% 70.4% 84.2% 8
2020s 80.8% 80.8% 80.8% 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 2 Belarus 84.2% compare
  2. 3 Moldova 83.2% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.2% compare
  4. 6 Serbia 79.2% compare
  5. 7 Kazakhstan 79.1% compare
  6. 8 Kyrgyzstan 78.0% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ukraine?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ukraine was 80.8% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2016.
How does Ukraine rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Ukraine ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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