Ukraine vs Uzbekistan
Ukraine vs Uzbekistan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 12.7% a year in Ukraine and 8.8% a year in Uzbekistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 3.9 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Uzbekistan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Uzbekistan.
- In 2025, Ukraine ranked 18 and Uzbekistan ranked 21 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ukraine at 5% a year and Uzbekistan at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Ukraine | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.7 | 8.8 |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 20.2 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 12.9 |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 14.5 |
| 2018 | 11 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | 14.4 | 13.9 |
| 2016 | 13.9 | 8.8 |
| 2015 | 48.7 | 8.5 |
| 2014 | 12.1 | 9.1 |
| 2013 | -0.3 | 11.7 |
| 2012 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2010 | 9.4 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | 15.9 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | 25.2 | 13.1 |
| 2007 | 12.8 | 11.2 |
| 2006 | 9.1 | 13.1 |
| 2005 | 13.5 | 10.7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | 5.2 | 12.5 |
| 2002 | 0.8 | 27.3 |
| 2001 | 12 | 27.3 |
| 2000 | 28.2 | 25 |
| 1999 | 22.7 | 29.1 |
| 1998 | 10.6 | 29 |
| 1997 | 15.9 | 70.9 |
| 1996 | 80.2 | 54 |
| 1995 | 376.7 | 304.6 |
| 1994 | 891.2 | 1,568 |
| 1993 | 4,735 | 534.2 |
| 1992 | 1,210 | 645.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Ukraine | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.9 | 6.9 |
| 2027 | 8.7 | 5.7 |
| 2028 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 2029 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2030 | 5 | 5 |
| 2031 | 5 | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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