Agricultural enterprises ranked as the most unprofitable sector in Ukraine during the first quarter.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Agricultural enterprises ranked as the most unprofitable sector in Ukraine during the first quarter.

In Q1 2025, large and medium-sized businesses reported a total financial outcome of ₴241.2B, ₴12.4B or 4.9% lower than the previous year’s figure of ₴253.6B for the same period. Approximately 38% of the total positive financial outcome was driven by industrial enterprises, contributing ₴91.5B, while the financial and banking sector added another 30.2% with ₴72.9B. Enterprises reporting a positive result in Q1 generated a total profit of ₴304.6B, a decrease of 4.7%.

Conversely, the total losses for those with negative results reached ₴63.4B, which is 96.1% of last year’s amount. From January to March, the proportion of unprofitable enterprises in the economy was 26.8%.

The agriculture sector faced the most severe challenges, with 56.3% of enterprises becoming unprofitable, up from 38.2% last year. A notable decline was also observed in healthcare, where the unprofitable share rose from 29.8% to 49.7%. The transport, warehousing, and postal activities sector also struggled, with 42.9% of enterprises unprofitable, an increase from 38.6% last year.

On a brighter note, the hotel and restaurant sector saw significant improvement, with unprofitability decreasing from 64.1% to 29.7%.

 

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