In June 2025, Ukraine issued ₴37.1B ($880M) in bonds with the main purpose of these funds being security and defense. As of July 1, over ₴1.84T worth of government bonds were in circulation. The largest holders are commercial banks (46.1%) and the NBU (36.6%). Non-residents hold 1.1%, insurance companies 1%, and territorial communities 0.03%.
Investment by legal entities and individuals increased by 40% over the year, with legal entities owning 10.1%. The share of individual investors grew to 5.1% from 3.6%, amounting to ₴94.3B ($2.2B). The weighted average yield on hryvnia-denominated government bonds in June was 16.37%. During the first half of the year, the state budget received about ₴240B from bond sales.
On July 8, the Ministry of Finance attracted ₴16.64B at auction, which is ₴9.48B more than the previous week. Investors were offered hryvnia securities with yields of 16.35% maturing on September 16 2026, 17.1% maturing on March 10 2027, and 17.8% maturing on November 29 2028. Euro-dominated bonds were offered at 3.24% maturing on July 2 2026.