Economy, jobs and prices in Kyiv, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Kyiv was 20,558 hryvnias in 2021, 46.7% above the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and the highest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Kyiv?
The gross regional product of Kyiv was 1.01 trillion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 24.0% of Ukraine's total and the largest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kyiv?
The ILO unemployment rate in Kyiv was 7.1% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), 2nd lowest of 25 regions; 102,800 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Kyiv rose from 6,732 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 20,558 in 2021, an increase of 205% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Kyiv was 342,247 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, the highest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 61.6% of people aged 15 to 70 in Kyiv were in work (1,339,200 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Kyiv averaged 211,620 hryvnias per person in 2021, the highest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Kyiv came to 58,168 hryvnias per person in 2021, 457% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Kyiv were worth 15,331 million US dollars in 2021, 22.5% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Kyiv rose 9.7% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 354,902 legal entities were registered in Kyiv on 1 January 2022, 52.2% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kyiv compares with other city with special statuss
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Kyiv ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 20,558 |
| 2 | Donetsk Oblast | 14,853 |
| 3 | Kyiv Oblast | 14,290 |
| 4 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 13,807 |
| 5 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 13,782 |
| 6 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 13,669 |
| 7 | Poltava Oblast | 12,988 |
Gross regional product per person (UAH) (2020)
Kyiv ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 342,247 |
| 2 | Poltava Oblast | 136,608 |
| 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 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Kyiv ranks 24 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)
Kyiv ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 211,620 |
| 2 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 107,671 |
| 3 | Kyiv Oblast | 96,293 |
| 4 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 93,475 |
| 5 | Odesa Oblast | 93,001 |
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 92,260 |
| 7 | Kharkiv Oblast | 88,863 |
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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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