The growth of capital investment in Ukraine slowed at the beginning of the year.

In the first quarter of 2025, capital investment in Ukraine increased by 32.5% compared to the same period last year, but this figure failed to reach the level of the fourth quarter of 2024 (48.1%), said the state’s statistical office. Over three months, ₴123.8B ($3B) of capital investment was utilized.

The primary source of financing remained the internal funds of enterprises and organizations, accounting for 77.1% of the total volume. The state budget’s share was 3.5%, funds from consumers for housing construction were 6.5%, local budgets contributed 2.7%, bank and other loan financing made up 4.7%, and foreign investment accounted for only 0.3%.

The most significant growth in capital investment was recorded in the transport, warehousing, postal, and courier activities sector, with an increase of 140%, reaching ₴15.7B; in the agricultural sector – a 46.9% increase, totaling ₴13.6B; in the industrial sector – a 25% rise to ₴48.7B; in trade – a 55.8% increase to ₴11.3B; in the IT sector – a 42% rise to ₴5.5B; in construction – a 14% increase to ₴10.5B; and in public administration and defense – a 31.4% increase to ₴61B.