Real disposable income in Ukraine up 9.7% y/y in 2012.

By bne IntelliNews April 2, 2013

In 2012, the available income, which may be used by population for the purchase of goods and services, grew by 10.3 %, whereas real available income, determined with taking a price factor into consideration, grew by 9.7%, the State Statistics Service has announced. Incomes of population grew by 11.1% in 2012 to UAH 1.407tn. At the same time, an income in per head calculation made up UAH 23,931, which is 10.6 % up against 2011. Overall increase in earnings was due to an increase in remuneration of labour by 12.1%, in social assistance by 14.2%, as well as profit and mixed income by 6.1%. In 2012 the population's savings declined by 15.1% y/y to UAH 104,560mn.

  2012, UAH mn 2012 % y/y  
Incomes, total 1,407,197 11.1  
1. Wages and salaries 593,213 12.1  
2. Profit and mixed income 212,420 6.1  
3. Property incomes obtained 74,620 9.7  
4. Social assistance, other current and capital transfers, including: 526,944 12.3  
Expenditures and saving, total: 1,407,197 11.1  
1. Purchase of goods and payment for services 1,179,071 14.4  
2. Incomes from property, paid 28,017 -3.6  
3. Current taxes on profit, property, and other paid current transfers, including 95,549 13.8  
Savings (increase) 104,560 -15.1  
4. Accumulation of non-financial assets 18,525 n/a  
5. Growth of financial assets, including: 86,035 -30.8    
- increase in monetary investment and savings in securities 67,792 55.5  
- savings in foreign currency 57,933 -23.7  
- obtained loans, excluding redeemed -13,542 63.4  
Source: State Statistics Service    

Related Articles

Ukrainian banks post modest rise in nine-month profits, NBU says

Ukrainian banks recorded UAH 119.4bn ($2.8bn) in net profit in the first nine months of 2025, up 1.9% from the same period last year, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said on Friday, reported ... more

Ukraine faces a difficult choice over US peace deal talks: lose its dignity or lose a partner

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy recorded a video address to the nation saying Kyiv faces a difficult choice: the country could lose its dignity by accepting the plan, or it could refuse and ... more

Ukraine bank lending accelerates as long-term loans surge and sector posts strong profits

Lending activity in Ukraine has emerged as a key engine of growth for the banking sector this year, with net business loans rising to 8.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) as lenders expanded their ... more

Dismiss