Tax revenues from the tourism industry in 2025 amounted to UAH 4 billion 426.2 million, which is 50.6% more than in 2024, according to the annual report of the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (DART).
As SART Chairwoman Natalia Tabaka said during the presentation of the report, excluding companies under KVED 79.90 (booking services), tax revenues grew by 35.7% last year to UAH 3 billion 987.8 million.
According to SATA, the total number of taxpayers at the end of the year was 20,700, including 3,700 legal entities (+5.3%) and 16,900 individual entrepreneurs (+20.7%). The overall growth in the number of taxpayers in tourism in 2025 compared to 2024 was 17.6% (excluding KVED 79.90 – 7%).
According to the report, local budgets received UAH 359 million in tourism tax in 2025, which is 31.5% more than in 2024. The leaders in terms of revenue were Kyiv (UAH 70 million), Lviv region (UAH 63 million), as well as Ivano-Frankivsk (UAH 46 million), Zakarpattia (UAH 31.9 million), Cherkasy (UAH 28.5 million), and Odesa (UAH 20.3 million) regions.
It is noted that for 2025, DART was allocated funding from the state budget in the amount of UAH 22.8 million. At the end of the year, cash expenditures amounted to UAH 15.6 million, and returns to the budget amounted to UAH 7.1 million. The agency exceeded its plan in terms of international events (15 held, compared to 8 planned) and licenses issued (24 issued, compared to 15 planned).
