Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Ukraine

Budget balance in Ukraine in 2031 — -1.3%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 188. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 3.6 pp.

2031 -1.3% +0.7 pp vs 2030
World rank 59of 188
Period maximum 5.1%1999
Period minimum -23.3%2025

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Ukraine, 1995–2031-30-20-1001019951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: -4.9%1996: -3.2%1997: -5.6%1998: -2.8%1999: 5.1%2000: -3.2%2001: -2.9%2002: -1.8%2003: -0.9%2004: -4.3%2005: -2.2%2006: -1.3%2007: -1.9%2008: -3%2009: -6%2010: -5.6%2011: -2.7%2012: -4.1%2013: -4.6%2014: -4.5%2015: -1.2%2016: -2.5%2017: -2.4%2018: -2.1%2019: -2.1%2020: -5.9%2021: -4%2022: -15.6%2023: -19.3%2024: -17.2%2025: -23.3%2026: -18.4%2027: -17.7%2028: -7.4%2029: -2.9%2030: -2%2031: -1.3%
Change over the period: +3.6 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ukraine

Ukraine -1.3%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Eastern Europe computed -3.65%
Budget balance — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.3 +0.7 pp
2030 -2 +0.9 pp
2029 -2.9 +4.5 pp
2028 -7.4 +10.3 pp
2027 -17.7 +0.7 pp
2026 -18.4 +4.9 pp
2025 -23.3 −6.1 pp
2024 -17.2 +2.1 pp
2023 -19.3 −3.7 pp
2022 -15.6 −11.6 pp
2021 -4 +1.9 pp
2020 -5.9 −3.8 pp
2019 -2.1 +0 pp
2018 -2.1 +0.3 pp
2017 -2.4 +0.1 pp
2016 -2.5 −1.3 pp
2015 -1.2 +3.3 pp
2014 -4.5 +0.1 pp
2013 -4.6 −0.5 pp
2012 -4.1 −1.4 pp
2011 -2.7 +2.9 pp
2010 -5.6 +0.4 pp
2009 -6 −3 pp
2008 -3 −1.1 pp
2007 -1.9 −0.6 pp
2006 -1.3 +0.9 pp
2005 -2.2 +2.1 pp
2004 -4.3 −3.4 pp
2003 -0.9 +0.9 pp
2002 -1.8 +1.1 pp
2001 -2.9 +0.3 pp
2000 -3.2 −8.3 pp
1999 5.1 +7.9 pp
1998 -2.8 +2.8 pp
1997 -5.6 −2.4 pp
1996 -3.2 +1.7 pp
1995 -4.9

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.