Environment in Ukraine - Problems and Challenges

Annex 3 Economic Indicators

Table 3.1
– Key economic indicators, Ukraine, 1992-2001(denominations as indicated)

 

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Real GDP (percentage change)

-13.7

-14.2

-22.9

-12.2

-10.0

-3.0

-1.9

-0.2

5.9

9.1

Total investment (percentage change)

na

na

na

-11.3

-25.7

2.1

2.6

0.1

12.4

8.3

Industrial gross output (percentage change)

-6.4

-8.0

-27.3

-12.0

-5.1

-1.8

-1.0

4.3

12.5

14.2

Agricultural gross output (percentage change)

-8.3

1.5

-16.5

-3.6

-9.5

-1.9

-9.8

-5.7

7.6

10.2

Labour force (end-year; percentage change)

-1.0

-0.3

0.1

2.4

-0.7

-0.5

0.4

0.3

0.1

-0.7

Unemploy- ment (end-year; in % of labour force)

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

1.3

2.3

3.7

4.3

4.2

3.7

Consumer prices (end-year; percentage change)

2,730

10,155

401.0

181.7

39.7

10.1

20.0

19.2

25.8

6.1

General government balance (in %of GDP)

-25.4

-16.2

-8.7

-6.1

-3.2

-5.4

-2.8

-2.4

-1.3

-1.6

Exchange rate (annual average; UAH per US$)

0.002

0.05

0.33

1.47

1.83

1.86

2.45

4.13

5.44

5.37

Population (end-year; millions)

52.1

51.9

51.7

51.5

51.3

50.9

50.5

50.1

49.3

49.0

GDP per capita (in US$)

396.5

635.5

456.0

720.0

869.0

985.0

828.0

631.0

634.0

767.0

External debt/GDP (in %)

na

na

21.9

21.6

20.2

20.0

29.6

42.9

37.8

31.5

Source: EBRD, 2000, p. 85; EBRD, 2002 (b), p. 213.