In Ukraine, budget revenues from tourism are one and a half times higher than before the war
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In the first nine months of 2025, local budgets received UAH 234.4 million in tourist tax, which is 36% more than in the same period last year and one and a half times more than before the start of the full-scale war. About writes Opendatabot.

In Ukraine, budget revenues from tourism are one and a half times higher than before the war
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Summer brought in the most money to budgets from tourism. From July to September 2025, businesses paid UAH 91.7 million in tourist tax, which is 20% more than in the second quarter of this year.

Traditionally, this period is a "golden time" for tourism: vacations, festivals and domestic travel stimulate demand for hotels, mansions and rental housing.

More than half of the amount – 53% or UAH 125.2 million – was provided by big business: hotels, recreation centers and sanatoriums. Another 47% (UAH 109.2 million) came from small businesses – owners of apartments, estates and small tourist facilities.

At the same time, small entrepreneurs showed the most dynamic growth: their revenues increased by 39%, while large companies added only 6.5%.

Three regions received the most tax revenues:

  • Kyiv – UAH 51 million (a fifth of all fees), of which 81% came from large businesses;
  • Lviv region – UAH 42.5 million, the share of large businesses – 56%;
  • Ivano-Frankivsk region – UAH 32.5 million, where small businesses predominate (55% of fees).
In Ukraine, budget revenues from tourism are one and a half times higher than before the war
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Odesa region saw the largest increase in tourist tax during the holiday season. Nevertheless, the region's performance over the first nine months is still 17% lower than in the same period in 2021.

At the same time, Bukovyna set a record: the amount of tourist tax there increased fivefold compared to prewar times. small businesses accounted for 90% of the revenue. Ivano-Frankivsk region is also among the leaders in terms of growth – 4.5 times more than by 2022.