The volume of short-term external debt with a residual maturity (payments in the next 12 months) for the first half of 2021 decreased by 2.5% to $ 47.3 billion. According to the report, Ukraine’s gross external debt in the first half of the year decreased by 0.3% to $ 125.3 billion. In terms of GDP, it decreased to 75.9% from 81.2% at the beginning of the year.