Economy, jobs and prices in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Luhansk Oblast was 12,176 hryvnias in 2021, 13.1% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 12th lowest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Luhansk Oblast?
The gross regional product of Luhansk Oblast was 43.2 billion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 1.0% of Ukraine's total and the smallest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Luhansk Oblast?
The ILO unemployment rate in Luhansk Oblast was 16.0% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), the highest of 25 regions; 53,000 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Luhansk Oblast rose from 3,427 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 12,176 in 2021, an increase of 255% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Luhansk Oblast was 20,297 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, the lowest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 55.7% of people aged 15 to 70 in Luhansk Oblast were in work (278,500 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Luhansk Oblast averaged 31,390 hryvnias per person in 2021, the lowest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Luhansk Oblast came to 1,550 hryvnias per person in 2021, 12% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Luhansk Oblast were worth 168 million US dollars in 2021, 0.2% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Luhansk Oblast rose 10.9% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 41,445 legal entities were registered in Luhansk Oblast on 1 January 2022, 4.0% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Luhansk Oblast compares with other oblasts
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Luhansk Oblast ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Odesa Oblast | 12,326 |
| 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 |
Gross regional product per person (UAH) (2020)
Luhansk Oblast ranks 25 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 66,245 |
| 20 | Rivne Oblast | 62,485 |
| 21 | Ternopil Oblast | 60,565 |
| 22 | Donetsk Oblast | 50,124 |
| 23 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 50,110 |
| 24 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 49,538 |
| 25 | Luhansk Oblast | 20,297 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Luhansk Oblast ranks 1 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)
Luhansk Oblast ranks 25 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Rivne Oblast | 67,727 |
| 20 | Volyn Oblast | 65,481 |
| 21 | Ternopil Oblast | 65,084 |
| 22 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 61,612 |
| 23 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 58,844 |
| 24 | Donetsk Oblast | 47,604 |
| 25 | Luhansk Oblast | 31,390 |
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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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