Tax payment leaders in 2025: processing industry, whole and retail sales

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 15 January 2026 at 14:42 Chapter: News

Processing industry, whole and retail sales provided more than 34% of all tax revenues to the consolidated budget. This was informed by acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh on the Facebook page. 

Particularly: 

- processing industry – 17.9% of total revenues,

- whole and retail sales; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – 16.6%.

Significant contribution was also made by:

- state administration and defense; obligatory social insurance – 12.4%,

- financial and insurance activities – 8,4 %.

Who grew the fastest?

In 2025, compared to 2024, the biggest increase in tax payments was recorded in the following industries:

- processing industry – +23.6% or +70.2 billion UAH,

- whole and retail sales; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – +24.8% or  +67.6 billion UAH,

- state administration and defense; obligatory social insurance – +25.9% or +52.4 billion UAH,

- agriculture, forestry and fisheries – +35.8% or +27.9 billion UAH.

“Constant shelling, destroyed infrastructure, lack of electricity, logistical failures are daily challenges for Ukrainian entrepreneurs. We are grateful to everyone who, despite extremely difficult conditions, continues to work, provides people with jobs and responsibly pays taxes. These are funds for salaries of the militaries, energy workers, purchase of equipment, medicine, education and implementation of social programs” – Lesya Karnaukh added.