Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ukraine
Ukraine: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.0% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ukraine peaked at 3.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Ukraine ranks 108th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,148 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.4% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 44.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1061 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1061 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1647 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1328 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ukraine?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ukraine was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Ukraine rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Ukraine ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).