Employee compensation as share of government spending in Ukraine
Ukraine: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 28.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Ukraine, 1999–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 28.6% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 146.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Ukraine peaked at 33.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2014.
That places Ukraine 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.9% | — |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +120.9% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -13.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 28.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 28.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employee compensation as share of government spending 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 | +120.9% | 15.0% | 33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 15.0% | 33.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More work & labour data for Ukraine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 28,634 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 7,781 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 7,873 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,324 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,197 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Ukraine?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Ukraine was 28.6% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
- How does Ukraine rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Ukraine ranks 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.