Economy, jobs and prices in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Kharkiv Oblast was 12,051 hryvnias in 2021, 14.0% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 11th lowest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Kharkiv Oblast?
The gross regional product of Kharkiv Oblast was 257.8 billion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 6.1% of Ukraine's total and 3rd largest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kharkiv Oblast?
The ILO unemployment rate in Kharkiv Oblast was 6.7% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), the lowest of 25 regions; 85,000 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Kharkiv Oblast rose from 3,697 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 12,051 in 2021, an increase of 226% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Kharkiv Oblast was 97,428 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, 6th highest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 59.3% of people aged 15 to 70 in Kharkiv Oblast were in work (1,181,100 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Kharkiv Oblast averaged 88,863 hryvnias per person in 2021, 7th highest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Kharkiv Oblast came to 7,390 hryvnias per person in 2021, 58% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Kharkiv Oblast were worth 1,801 million US dollars in 2021, 2.6% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Kharkiv Oblast rose 10.1% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 86,327 legal entities were registered in Kharkiv Oblast on 1 January 2022, 28.3% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kharkiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 12,326 |
| 13 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 12,235 |
| 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 |
Gross regional product per person (UAH) (2020)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kyiv Oblast | 135,817 |
| 4 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 126,209 |
| 5 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 99,738 |
| 6 | Kharkiv Oblast | 97,428 |
| 7 | Lviv Oblast | 94,317 |
| 8 | Odesa Oblast | 92,823 |
| 9 | Cherkasy Oblast | 91,817 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 25 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 8.9% |
| 20 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 8.7% |
| 21 | Lviv Oblast | 7.7% |
| 22 | Odesa Oblast | 7.3% |
| 23 | Kyiv Oblast | 7.2% |
| 24 | Kyiv | 7.1% |
| 25 | Kharkiv Oblast | 6.7% |
Disposable income per person (UAH) (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 7 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 93,475 |
| 5 | Odesa Oblast | 93,001 |
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 92,260 |
| 7 | Kharkiv Oblast | 88,863 |
| 8 | Lviv Oblast | 85,195 |
| 9 | Sumy Oblast | 83,307 |
| 10 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 81,970 |
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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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