Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 35.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Ukraine, 1999–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 35.7% for goods and services expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 44.0% on the previous year and up 235.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Ukraine peaked at 35.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2014.
Ukraine ranks 7th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.4% | — |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +67.2% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +44.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 35.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 35.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 19.3% | 35.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 4 Samoa 44.8% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 42.5% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 38.5% compare
- 8 Nauru 35.6% compare
- 9 Cameroon 33.6% compare
- 10 Micronesia (country) 32.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Ukraine?
- Goods and services expense in Ukraine was 35.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2014.
- How does Ukraine rank for goods and services expense?
- Ukraine ranks 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.