Tax revenues from the tourism industry of Ukraine in 2023 reached the pre-war level
The State Tourism Development Agency (DART) calculated how much the state budget of Ukraine received in taxes from the industry last year.
Tax revenues from the tourism sector in 2023 compared to 2022 increased by 32%.
The number of taxpayers in 2023 decreased by 9% compared to 2022. The number of legal entities decreased by 22%, and the number of individuals decreased by 5%. Compared to 2021, the total reduction was 25%. The number of legal entities decreased by 33%, and the number of individuals decreased by 22%.
The largest share of revenues to the state budget last year – 64% was paid by hotels – 1 billion 303 million 623 thousand UAH. This amount is almost twice as much as what the representatives of the hotel industry paid to the budget in 2022 (898 million 381 thousand UAH) and almost the same as the amount paid by hotels in 2021 (1 billion 288 million 616 thousand UAH).
Tax revenues from tourist operators in 2023 compared to 2022 increased by almost a quarter – 205 million 828 thousand UAH against 167 million 858 thousand UAH.
A slight increase in taxes in 2023 was recorded from the activities of tourist bases and children’s recreation camps. UAH 145.868 million came to the budget from these means of accommodation. tax against 141.164 million for 2022. In 2021, UAH 328.215 million was paid through these means of accommodation.
The increase in taxes paid from the activities of campsites and parking lots for residential campers has almost doubled compared to 2022, amounting to UAH 2.914 million against UAH 1.590 million. Compared to 2021, taxes from the activities of these accommodation facilities have increased by almost a quarter – UAH 2.374 million.
In the Poltava region, an increase in taxes was also recorded (45 million 352 thousand UAH), which is almost a third more than in 2022 (34 million 582 thousand UAH). In 2021, the region paid UAH 43,452,000 in taxes.
According to the Head of the State Tourism Development Agency of Ukraine, the sums of tax revenues for the past year 2023 indicate that the tourism industry of Ukraine has adapted to the difficult realities of martial law.
“Analytical studies conducted last year showed us the active growth of domestic tourism and the active development of tourist locations in the central and western regions. We are working to ensure that this positive economic dynamic, which is necessary for strengthening the state and its budget, is preserved in 2024,” said the head of DART.
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