Population income in Ukraine grows by almost 10% in 2018

The income of the population in Ukraine grew by 9.9% in 2018 year-over-year (y-o-y), up to UAH 3.219 trillion (US$119.24 billion).

"Disposable income per person amounted to UAH 57,908.6 (US$2,144)," the State Statistics Service said.

As for the income structure, 47.4% was salary (45.6% in 2017), 17.6% – profit and mixed income (18%), 2.6% – income from property (3%), and 32.4% – social assistance and other current transfers (33.4%).

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The expenses of Ukrainians in 2018 amounted to UAH 3.202 trillion (US$118.61 billion), while savings rose by UAH 16.8 billion (US$622.22 million).

As for the structure of expenses, 89.2% were purchases of goods and services (89% in 2017), 9.4% were current taxes on income, property and other current transfers (9%).

The State Statistics Service added these were preliminary calculations, and the final information on income and expenditure of the population in 2018 will be published later.