Expectations of Ukrainians about future have become more pessimistic - poll. INFOGRAPHICS
Ukrainians' expectations about the future have become less optimistic compared to last year.
This is evidenced by the results of a sociological poll conducted by the Rating Group in cooperation with Gallup International, Censor.NET reports.
Ukrainians expect that in general, the new year 2025 will be better than 2024, but the economic situation is expected to deteriorate in the new year.
Currently, 45% of Ukrainians expect that 2025 will be better than 2024, another 27% expect it to be worse, and 20% believe it will be the same. 8% have not decided on their expectations for 2025. Compared to the previous year, estimates have shifted to more pessimistic expectations. Last year, 51% had positive expectations (6% more than last year), and 17% had negative expectations (10% less than last year).
Globally, Ukraine ranks 15th among the countries with the most positive expectations for 2025.
Ukraine ranks 19th in the Generalized Hope Index, with Colombia, Kenya, and Sweden three positions ahead.
Compared to other Eastern European countries, Ukraine ranks first in the ranking at 17%, while other countries in the region have negative values of the index: -14% in Poland, -15% in Bulgaria, -21% in Serbia, and -38% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The most optimistic in their expectations is the group aged 65+: among them, 54% have optimistic expectations for the next year. On the other hand, young people aged 18-24 mostly do not expect any changes - 33% of them believe that 2025 will be the same as 2024. Expectations for the next year also depend on the respondent's financial situation: the more affluent the respondents, the smaller the share of the group expecting the situation to worsen in 2025.
At the same time, the vast majority of respondents expect economic difficulties in the country in the new year: 63% expect economic difficulties, only 13% expect economic prosperity, while 20% believe that the economic situation will not change, and 5% are undecided. Compared to the previous year, expectations about the economic situation in the country have also deteriorated somewhat: last year, 17% of Ukrainians hoped for economic prosperity, 52% expected difficulties, and 29% did not expect any changes.
Expectations about the economic situation for the next year among Ukrainians are generally worse compared to other Eastern European countries, as only a third (35%) of these countries expect economic difficulties in the region as a whole.
Ukraine is ranked 32nd in the Economic Prosperity Expectations Index, being among the three countries with the lowest scores: in addition to Ukraine, these are Germany (33rd) and Australia (34th). Two steps higher are Poland (31st) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (30th).
Ukrainian young people aged 18-24 show the highest positive expectations for the country's economic situation next year.
