2.1 Central government spending, including transfers

TABLE 2.1 Central government spending, including transfers

EXPENDITURESa AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP EXPENDITURESa AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL CENTRAL BUDGET WITH TRANSFERS

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020b 2020c 2021d 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020b 2020c 2021d

Public administration 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.8 18.1 17.4 17.2 16.7 15.9 16.4 15.4 16.3

including debt servicing 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.5 14.6 14.0 13.2 11.7 11.1 11.9 11.2 11.9 Defense 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.6 9.0 8.7 8.9 9.8 9.9 10.0 9.3 9.0

Security and judiciary 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.9 3.7 9.5 10.5 10.5 11.9 13.2 12.6 12.1 12.5 Economic activities 1.9 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.7 4.2 2.9 6.6 5.1 6.3 8.2 8.4 10.3 13.0 9.9

Environment 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7

Housing and utilities 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Health care 3.2 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.5 3.6 11.0 8.4 9.4 8.9 9.1 9.6 10.9 12.1

Culture and sports Education 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.5

3.7 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.7 12.9 11.6 11.1 10.8 11.6 12.3 10.9 12.6

Social protection Block grants Total 8.7 10.3 9.1 8.2 7.5 6.6 8.2 7.0 29.8 36.0 32.4 29.6 27.8 25.1 25.2 23.7

0.4 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.0 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.7

29.0 28.7 28.1 27.7 27.0 26.2 32.5 29.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Sources: State Treasury Service of Ukraine (actuals); Annual Budget Laws (plan); CabMin (GDP); IMF 2020 (IMF projections). Note: GDP = gross domestic product; IMF = International Monetary Fund; SNG = subnational government. a. Totals for each function include grants to SNGs related to this function. b. Initial plan. c. Post–COVID-19 plan. d. Budget revised as of November 2021.