Ukraine recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 17.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Ukraine averaged -4.25 percent of GDP from 1997 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 5.10 percent of GDP in 1999 and a record low of -20.30 percent of GDP in 2023. source: Ministry of Finance, Ukraine

Government Budget in Ukraine is expected to reach -18.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ukraine Government Budget is projected to trend around -18.40 percent of GDP in 2026 and -16.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 11.00 Mar 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 286242.73 5473577.19 UAH Million Jan 2026
Government Budget -17.60 -20.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -17926.91 1635782.15 UAH Million Jan 2026
Government Debt 19926491649.70 1967207592.80 UAH Thousand Jan 2026
Government Debt to GDP 89.80 82.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 303845.38 3834209.56 UAH Million Jan 2026
Government Spending 389343.00 387614.00 UAH Million Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 64705.00 64908.00 USD Million Dec 2024


Ukraine Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-17.60 -20.30 5.10 -20.30 1997 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly