Economy, jobs and prices in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Odesa Oblast was 12,326 hryvnias in 2021, 12.0% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 11th highest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Odesa Oblast?
The gross regional product of Odesa Oblast was 220.2 billion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 5.2% of Ukraine's total and 6th largest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Odesa Oblast?
The ILO unemployment rate in Odesa Oblast was 7.3% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), 4th lowest of 25 regions; 76,600 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Odesa Oblast rose from 3,897 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 12,326 in 2021, an increase of 216% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Odesa Oblast was 92,823 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, 8th highest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 56.5% of people aged 15 to 70 in Odesa Oblast were in work (979,600 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Odesa Oblast averaged 93,001 hryvnias per person in 2021, 5th highest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Odesa Oblast came to 7,983 hryvnias per person in 2021, 63% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Odesa Oblast were worth 1,698 million US dollars in 2021, 2.5% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Odesa Oblast rose 10.4% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 89,692 legal entities were registered in Odesa Oblast on 1 January 2022, 31.7% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Odesa Oblast compares with other oblasts
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Odesa Oblast ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Rivne Oblast | 12,762 |
| 9 | Lviv Oblast | 12,530 |
| 10 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 12,488 |
| 11 | Odesa Oblast | 12,326 |
| 12 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 12,326 |
| 13 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 12,235 |
| 14 | Luhansk Oblast | 12,176 |
Gross regional product per person (UAH) (2020)
Odesa Oblast ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 88,380 |
| 11 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 86,750 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Odesa Oblast ranks 22 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)
Odesa Oblast ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Lviv Oblast | 85,195 |
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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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