Economy, jobs and prices in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Sumy Oblast was 11,844 hryvnias in 2021, 15.5% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 8th lowest of 25 regions.
What is the GDP of Sumy Oblast?
The gross regional product of Sumy Oblast was 80.4 billion hryvnias in 2020 at current prices, 1.9% of Ukraine's total and 9th smallest of 25 regional economies.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Sumy Oblast?
The ILO unemployment rate in Sumy Oblast was 10.1% of the labour force aged 15 to 70 in 2021 (Ukraine 9.9%), 11th lowest of 25 regions; 49,800 people were unemployed.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Average wages in Sumy Oblast rose from 3,449 hryvnias a month in 2015 to 11,844 in 2021, an increase of 243% in nominal terms. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- GRP per person in Sumy Oblast was 75,815 hryvnias in 2020, against 101,138 for Ukraine, 10th lowest of 25. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- In 2021, 55.8% of people aged 15 to 70 in Sumy Oblast were in work (444,100 people), compared with 55.7% nationally. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Disposable income in Sumy Oblast averaged 83,307 hryvnias per person in 2021, 9th highest of 25 regions (Ukraine 86,016). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Capital investment in Sumy Oblast came to 7,051 hryvnias per person in 2021, 55% of the national level of 12,719. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Goods exports from Sumy Oblast were worth 1,061 million US dollars in 2021, 1.6% of Ukraine's goods exports. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Consumer prices in Sumy Oblast rose 11.0% in the twelve months to December 2021 (Ukraine 10.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 25,244 legal entities were registered in Sumy Oblast on 1 January 2022, 19.8% more than on 1 January 2016. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Sumy Oblast compares with other oblasts
Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal wage (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kharkiv Oblast | 12,051 |
| 16 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 11,988 |
| 17 | Cherkasy Oblast | 11,965 |
| 18 | Sumy Oblast | 11,844 |
| 19 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 11,625 |
| 20 | Ternopil Oblast | 11,595 |
| 21 | Volyn Oblast | 11,445 |
Gross regional product per person (UAH) (2020)
Sumy Oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross regional product per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 81,166 |
| 14 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 77,153 |
| 15 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 76,017 |
| 16 | Sumy Oblast | 75,815 |
| 17 | Volyn Oblast | 75,193 |
| 18 | Kherson Oblast | 66,973 |
| 19 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 66,245 |
ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | ILO unemployment rate, ages 15-70 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 11.1% |
| 13 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 11.0% |
| 14 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 10.3% |
| 15 | Sumy Oblast | 10.1% |
| 16 | Cherkasy Oblast | 10.1% |
| 17 | Rivne Oblast | 9.6% |
| 18 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 9.3% |
Disposable income per person (UAH) (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable income per person (UAH) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 81,870 |
| 12 | Cherkasy Oblast | 76,673 |
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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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