Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ukraine
Ukraine: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 19.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ukraine, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 19.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ukraine peaked at 48.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 75th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.3% | — |
| 2001 | 41.3% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +53.3% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2% | 38.1% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 30.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 19.7% | 34.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,148 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ukraine?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ukraine was 19.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Ukraine ranks 75th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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