COVID-19 in Ukraine: Impact on Households and Businesses

The UN Development Programme in collaboration with UN Women and UN Food and Agriculture Organization led the socio-economic assessment of the impact on businesses and households in Ukraine. This report presents an assessment of the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on Ukraine, with a focus on those groups which are, or have become vulnerable due to the pandemic, as well as the impact on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The intention is to engage with stakeholders and help development actors, including the Government of Ukraine, civil society and businesses to formulate an evidence-based crisis response with sustainable recovery measures, identify longer-term policy options. The  report presents the findings of two separate surveys which reached 974 owners of micro, small and medium enterprises and 1022 households in all 24 oblasts and in the city of Kyiv.