Subsidies and other transfers in Ukraine
Ukraine: Subsidies and other transfers was 27.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Ukraine, 1999–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Ukraine is 27.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Ukraine peaked at 70.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 105th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.0% | — |
| 2000 | 55.6% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 55.6% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 57.9% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 27.8% | 53.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More public sector data for Ukraine
- Arms imports 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 138.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,709 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.3127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 7,406 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Ukraine?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Ukraine was 27.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Ukraine ranks 105th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.