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

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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.

 

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