Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) 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 (% of expense) 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% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 27.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 27.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.8%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -30.4% | 51.3% | 35.7% |
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 |
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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.