Ukraine vs Uzbekistan
Ukraine vs Uzbekistan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 1.8% a year in Ukraine and 7.7% a year in Uzbekistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 5.9 percentage points, or 4.23 times that in Ukraine.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Ukraine.
- In 2025, Ukraine ranked 106 and Uzbekistan ranked 13 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ukraine at 3.6% a year and Uzbekistan at 5.7% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Ukraine | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | -28.8 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | -3.8 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| 2015 | -9.8 | 7.9 |
| 2014 | -10 | 7.7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 5.4 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 4.1 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | -15.1 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| 2006 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | 9.5 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 8.8 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | -1.9 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | -3 | 5.2 |
| 1996 | -10 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | -12.2 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | -22.9 | -5.2 |
| 1993 | -14.2 | -2.3 |
| 1992 | -9.9 | -11.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Ukraine | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 2027 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 2028 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 2029 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| 2030 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| 2031 | 3.6 | 5.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ukraine vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyUkraine: 73.4 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUkraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUkraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterUkraine: 87.6% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionUkraine: 4.07% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateUkraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUkraine: 37.7 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthUkraine: -1.55% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUkraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUkraine: 69.6% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageUkraine: 42 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUkraine: 18.6% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateUkraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUkraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsUkraine: $77.6B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personUkraine: $2,197 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingUkraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelUkraine: 298,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerUkraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUkraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUkraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUkraine: 120 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016