Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 21.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Ukraine, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Ukraine stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Ukraine peaked at 21.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2001.
That places Ukraine 46th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.0% | — |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +20.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 21.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 21.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.7% | 21.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Ukraine?
- Tax revenue in Ukraine was 21.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2001.
- How does Ukraine rank for tax revenue?
- Ukraine ranks 46th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.