Economy, jobs and prices in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Cherkasy Oblast was 11,965 hryvnias in 2021, 14.6% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 9th lowest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Cherkasy Oblast?
The gross regional product of Cherkasy Oblast was 108.8 billion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 2.6% of Ukraine's total and 11th largest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Cherkasy Oblast?
The ILO unemployment rate in Cherkasy Oblast was 10.1% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), 10th lowest of 25 regions; 54,800 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Cherkasy Oblast rose from 3,360 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 11,965 in 2021, an increase of 256% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Cherkasy Oblast was 91,817 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, 9th highest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 56.0% of people aged 15 to 70 in Cherkasy Oblast were in work (489,100 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Cherkasy Oblast averaged 76,673 hryvnias per person in 2021, 12th highest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Cherkasy Oblast came to 8,116 hryvnias per person in 2021, 64% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Cherkasy Oblast were worth 884 million US dollars in 2021, 1.3% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Cherkasy Oblast rose 11.7% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 30,249 legal entities were registered in Cherkasy Oblast on 1 January 2022, 22.3% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Cherkasy Oblast compares with other oblasts
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Luhansk Oblast | 12,176 |
| 15 | Kharkiv Oblast | 12,051 |
| 16 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 11,988 |
| 17 | Cherkasy Oblast | 11,965 |
| 18 | Sumy Oblast | 11,844 |
| 19 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 11,625 |
| 20 | Ternopil Oblast | 11,595 |
Gross regional product per person (UAH) (2020)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kharkiv Oblast | 97,428 |
| 7 | Lviv Oblast | 94,317 |
| 8 | Odesa Oblast | 92,823 |
| 9 | Cherkasy Oblast | 91,817 |
| 10 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 88,380 |
| 11 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 86,750 |
| 12 | Chernihiv Oblast | 85,435 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 11.0% |
| 14 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 10.3% |
| 15 | Sumy Oblast | 10.1% |
| 16 | Cherkasy Oblast | 10.1% |
| 17 | Rivne Oblast | 9.6% |
| 18 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 9.3% |
| 19 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 8.9% |
Disposable income per person (UAH) (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sumy Oblast | 83,307 |
| 10 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 81,970 |
| 11 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 81,870 |
| 12 | Cherkasy Oblast | 76,673 |
| 13 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 76,107 |
| 14 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 75,606 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 73,742 |
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Sources
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine: Statistical yearbook "Regions of Ukraine 2021", Part I: population, labour, education, incomes, health, housing and crime by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e79c6e922ef0…)
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine: Statistical yearbook "Regions of Ukraine 2021", Part II: gross regional product, investment, foreign trade, prices and businesses by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6540cc3b9b3a…)
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