Economy, jobs and prices in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Chernihiv Oblast was 11,363 hryvnias in 2021, 18.9% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 3rd lowest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Chernihiv Oblast?
The gross regional product of Chernihiv Oblast was 84.1 billion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 2.0% of Ukraine's total and 10th smallest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Chernihiv Oblast?
The ILO unemployment rate in Chernihiv Oblast was 12.4% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), 6th highest of 25 regions; 56,200 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Chernihiv Oblast rose from 3,295 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 11,363 in 2021, an increase of 245% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Chernihiv Oblast was 85,435 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, 12th highest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 55.5% of people aged 15 to 70 in Chernihiv Oblast were in work (398,600 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Chernihiv Oblast averaged 73,742 hryvnias per person in 2021, 11th lowest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Chernihiv Oblast came to 8,578 hryvnias per person in 2021, 67% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Chernihiv Oblast were worth 1,190 million US dollars in 2021, 1.7% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Chernihiv Oblast rose 10.6% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 23,291 legal entities were registered in Chernihiv Oblast on 1 January 2022, 17.7% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Chernihiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 23 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 11,625 |
| 20 | Ternopil Oblast | 11,595 |
| 21 | Volyn Oblast | 11,445 |
| 22 | Kherson Oblast | 11,398 |
| 23 | Chernihiv Oblast | 11,363 |
| 24 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 11,183 |
| 25 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 11,180 |
Gross regional product per person (UAH) (2020)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cherkasy Oblast | 91,817 |
| 10 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 88,380 |
| 11 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 86,750 |
| 12 | Chernihiv Oblast | 85,435 |
| 13 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 81,166 |
| 14 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 77,153 |
| 15 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 76,017 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 13.2% |
| 4 | Volyn Oblast | 12.7% |
| 5 | Poltava Oblast | 12.4% |
| 6 | Chernihiv Oblast | 12.4% |
| 7 | Ternopil Oblast | 11.9% |
| 8 | Kherson Oblast | 11.8% |
| 9 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 11.3% |
Disposable income per person (UAH) (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cherkasy Oblast | 76,673 |
| 13 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 76,107 |
| 14 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 75,606 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 73,742 |
| 16 | Kherson Oblast | 73,624 |
| 17 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 73,146 |
| 18 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 68,561 |
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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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