The processing industry paid the highest amount of taxes to the state treasury
During the first ten months of 2026, four economic sectors provided 56.4% of all revenues to the consolidated budget of Ukraine. The financial and insurance sector demonstrated the highest growth rates in payments during this period. This was reported by Delo.ua citing the State Tax Service of Ukraine, according to the portal PromPolitInform.
According to the State Tax Service of Ukraine, the processing industry became the leader in tax payment volumes for the first ten months of the current year, accounting for 17.9% of total receipts. It was followed by the wholesale and retail trade and motor vehicle repair sectors, which combined contributed 16.6% of budget funds.
Leading positions of economic sectors
Other key contributors included the public administration and defense sectors with a share of 12.5%, and financial and insurance activities, which accounted for 9.4% of revenues. Overall, these four sectors remain the foundation for the financial filling of the country’s consolidated budget.
Growth dynamics of tax payments
Compared to the same period in 2025, all mentioned industries showed positive payment dynamics. The largest growth in monetary terms was recorded in the processing industry, where tax amounts increased by 52.8 billion UAH.
Trade took second place in terms of growth, adding 45.1 billion UAH. Public administration and defense sectors increased contributions by 39.6 billion UAH, while the financial and insurance segment increased payments by 39.5 billion UAH.
Growth rates of the financial sector
Despite the manufacturing industry’s lead in total sums, the financial and insurance sectors topped the rating for growth rates, adding 26.9% compared to the previous year’s figures. The public administration and defense sector showed the second-best result with an increase of 19.2%.
In turn, the processing industry increased its figures by 17.6%, and the trade and auto repair sector by 16%. The overall results confirm the stable activity of the main economic sectors supporting the budget revenue side during martial law.
Photo: Delo.ua
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