EASTERN EUROPE

Ukraine

Kyiv · pop. 33M · Ukrainian · Ukrainian hryvnia

conflict

52 events · 138 killed · 87 civilians

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#58

Slipping in export sophistication, from #34 in 1995.

2024 · 0.36

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	0.76
1996high	1.08	+0.32 pts
1997	1.04	−0.05 pts
1998	0.97	−0.07 pts
1999	0.90	−0.07 pts
2000	0.91	+0.02 pts
2001	0.92	+0.01 pts
2002	1.00	+0.08 pts
2003	1.00	0 pts
2004	0.95	−0.05 pts
2005	0.86	−0.09 pts
2006	0.86	0 pts
2007	0.85	−0.02 pts
2008	0.84	−0.01 pts
2009	0.79	−0.05 pts
2010	0.78	0 pts
2011	0.82	+0.04 pts
2012	0.78	−0.04 pts
2013	0.77	−0.02 pts
2014	0.77	+0.01 pts
2015	0.69	−0.08 pts
2016	0.69	−0.01 pts
2017	0.61	−0.07 pts
2018	0.58	−0.03 pts
2019	0.60	+0.02 pts
2020	0.59	−0.01 pts
2021	0.54	−0.05 pts
2022	0.51	−0.03 pts
2023	0.45	−0.06 pts
2024latest	0.36	−0.09 pts

economic momentum

$5,389

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $5,389

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	$1,564
1991	$1,483	−5.2%
1992	$1,413	−4.7%
1993	$1,254	−11.3%
1994	$1,009	−19.5%
1995	$933	−7.5%
1996	$870	−6.8%
1997	$987	+13.5%
1998	$831	−15.8%
1999low	$632	−24.0%
2000	$653	+3.4%
2001	$800	+22.5%
2002	$903	+12.8%
2003	$1,076	+19.2%
2004	$1,401	+30.1%
2005	$1,875	+33.9%
2006	$2,366	+26.2%
2007	$3,160	+33.5%
2008	$4,018	+27.1%
2009	$2,607	−35.1%
2010	$3,040	+16.6%
2011	$3,657	+20.3%
2012	$3,951	+8.1%
2013	$4,130	+4.5%
2014	$3,055	−26.0%
2015	$2,094	−31.4%
2016	$2,158	+3.1%
2017	$2,604	+20.7%
2018	$3,059	+17.5%
2019	$3,620	+18.3%
2020	$3,710	+2.5%
2021	$4,776	+28.7%
2022	$4,200	−12.1%
2023	$5,140	+22.4%
2024latest	$5,389	+4.9%

prices

6.5%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 6.5%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers32

when	value	change
1993high	4,735%
1994	891%	−3844 pts
1995	377%	−514 pts
1996	80.3%	−296 pts
1997	15.9%	−64.4 pts
1998	10.6%	−5.36 pts
1999	22.7%	+12.1 pts
2000	28.2%	+5.52 pts
2001	12.0%	−16.2 pts
2002	0.8%	−11.2 pts
2003	5.2%	+4.42 pts
2004	9.0%	+3.87 pts
2005	13.6%	+4.52 pts
2006	9.1%	−4.52 pts
2007	12.8%	+3.79 pts
2008	25.2%	+12.4 pts
2009	15.9%	−9.35 pts
2010	9.4%	−6.51 pts
2011	8.0%	−1.42 pts
2012	0.6%	−7.39 pts
2013low	−0.2%	−0.81 pts
2014	12.1%	+12.3 pts
2015	48.7%	+36.6 pts
2016	13.9%	−34.8 pts
2017	14.4%	+0.53 pts
2018	11.0%	−3.49 pts
2019	7.9%	−3.07 pts
2020	2.7%	−5.15 pts
2021	9.4%	+6.63 pts
2022	20.2%	+10.8 pts
2023	12.8%	−7.33 pts
2024latest	6.5%	−6.35 pts

demographic curve

1.0 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead.

2024 · 1.0

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960high	2.3
1961	2.2	−3.9%
1962	2.2	−2.0%
1963	2.1	−2.0%
1964	2.0	−4.6%
1965	1.9	−3.5%
1966	2.0	+4.8%
1967	2.0	+0.1%
1968	2.0	−0.4%
1969	2.0	−0.9%
1970	2.1	+3.3%
1971	2.1	+1.7%
1972	2.1	+0.7%
1973	2.0	−3.9%
1974	2.1	+1.0%
1975	2.0	−0.7%
1976	2.0	−0.2%
1977	2.0	−3.0%
1978	2.0	−0.7%
1979	2.0	−0.6%
1980	1.9	−0.4%
1981	1.9	−1.7%
1982	2.0	+1.9%
1983	2.1	+7.6%
1984	2.1	−0.9%
1985	2.0	−2.3%
1986	2.1	+4.1%
1987	2.1	−2.2%
1988	2.0	−1.4%
1989	1.9	−5.6%
1990	1.8	−4.3%
1991	1.8	−3.9%
1992	1.7	−5.6%
1993	1.6	−6.6%
1994	1.5	−5.9%
1995	1.4	−4.9%
1996	1.3	−4.7%
1997	1.3	−4.7%
1998	1.2	−5.1%
1999	1.1	−6.6%
2000	1.1	−1.7%
2001	1.1	−1.4%
2002	1.1	+3.2%
2003	1.2	+4.1%
2004	1.2	+3.6%
2005	1.2	+0.5%
2006	1.3	+6.2%
2007	1.3	+3.5%
2008	1.4	+7.5%
2009	1.5	+1.8%
2010	1.4	−2.3%
2011	1.5	+1.9%
2012	1.5	+4.4%
2013	1.5	−0.9%
2014	1.5	−3.2%
2015	1.4	−5.4%
2016	1.4	+0.3%
2017	1.3	−6.5%
2018	1.2	−5.2%
2019	1.2	−1.2%
2020	1.2	−0.8%
2021	1.1	−5.0%
2022low	0.9	−21.9%
2023	1.0	+8.9%
2024latest	1.0	+1.1%

Metrics

population

33M

47 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$181B

56 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$5,140

98 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$65B

8 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

36.5%

1 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

604K km²

46 of 176

REST Countries
population density

54.6 /km²

103 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

73.4 yr

92 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

82%

82 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

3.1 t

76 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

70%

68 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

1.0

166 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

13%

38 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

6.3%

42 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
r&d % of gdp

0.4%

71 of 123

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
researchers per million

586

66 of 118

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
scientific articles / yr

13K

38 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

6%

79 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

25.6

5 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

19%

120 of 166

ILO via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.24

97 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

35

91 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

33.0

82 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.779

72 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

2.4K

112 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

5.1M

3 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data