Economy, jobs and prices in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Kirovohrad Oblast was 11,180 hryvnias in 2021, 20.2% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and the lowest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Kirovohrad Oblast?
The gross regional product of Kirovohrad Oblast was 75.2 billion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 1.8% of Ukraine's total and 7th smallest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kirovohrad Oblast?
The ILO unemployment rate in Kirovohrad Oblast was 13.2% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), 3rd highest of 25 regions; 53,600 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Kirovohrad Oblast rose from 3,282 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 11,180 in 2021, an increase of 241% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Kirovohrad Oblast was 81,166 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, 13th highest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 52.6% of people aged 15 to 70 in Kirovohrad Oblast were in work (352,900 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Kirovohrad Oblast averaged 73,146 hryvnias per person in 2021, 9th lowest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Kirovohrad Oblast came to 7,108 hryvnias per person in 2021, 56% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Kirovohrad Oblast were worth 1,022 million US dollars in 2021, 1.5% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Kirovohrad Oblast rose 10.5% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 26,002 legal entities were registered in Kirovohrad Oblast on 1 January 2022, 25.5% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kirovohrad Oblast compares with other oblasts
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 25 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)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 16 | Sumy Oblast | 75,815 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 3 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luhansk Oblast | 16.0% |
| 2 | Donetsk Oblast | 15.4% |
| 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% |
Disposable income per person (UAH) (2021)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Rivne Oblast | 67,727 |
| 20 | Volyn Oblast | 65,481 |
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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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