Ukraine — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Ukraine, 1988–2025.
GDP growth for Ukraine was 1.82% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 38 years, from 1988 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.80% in 2004. The lowest was -28.76% in 2022 (about -15.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.92% per year.
Ukraine ranks 151 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Ukraine sits below it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 119%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 31 of 57 economies; Netherlands (1.78%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 22281% in 2014. That is 220% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1988 level: doubled by 2000.
World ranking. Slipped: 119th of 174 in 1988 → 168th of 176 in 1990 → 53rd of 199 in 2000 → 105th of 209 in 2010 → 104th of 209 in 2020 → 138th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1988 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.82% | -1.4 pp |
| 2024 | 3.25% | -2.3 pp |
| 2023 | 5.53% | +34.3 pp |
| 2022 | -28.76% | -32.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.45% | +7.2 pp |
| 2020 | -3.75% | -7.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3.49% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.44% | +12.2 pp |
| 2015 | -9.77% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | -10.08% | -10.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.15% | -5.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5.45% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.09% | +19.2 pp |
| 2009 | -15.14% | -17.4 pp |
| 2008 | 2.24% | -6.0 pp |
| 2007 | 8.22% | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 7.57% | +4.5 pp |
| 2005 | 3.07% | -8.7 pp |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +2.3 pp |
| 2003 | 9.52% | +4.2 pp |
| 2002 | 5.34% | -3.5 pp |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +2.9 pp |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +6.1 pp |
| 1999 | -0.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 1998 | -1.9% | +1.1 pp |
| 1997 | -3% | +7.0 pp |
| 1996 | -10% | +2.2 pp |
| 1995 | -12.2% | +10.7 pp |
| 1994 | -22.9% | -8.7 pp |
| 1993 | -14.2% | -4.3 pp |
| 1992 | -9.9% | -1.2 pp |
| 1991 | -8.7% | -2.4 pp |
| 1990 | -6.35% | -10.2 pp |
| 1989 | 3.87% | +1.3 pp |
| 1988 | 2.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ukraine’s GDP growth in 1989?
3.87% (1989). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ukraine’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1988 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -29.0% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.82%; 2024: 3.25%; 2023: 5.53%; 2022: -28.76%; 2021: 3.45%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.