Ukraine increased its imports from China. What other countries supplied us with goods in January?

In January 2024, the share of Chinese goods in the structure of Ukrainian imports increased to 21.7%. The value of these imports is more than $1.1B; in 2023, this figure was 16%.

Among the most imported goods are drones, which accounted for 2% of total imports in January (last year – 0.7%). Further growth of China’s share in the importation of this type of product is noted, which last year was 86%, and in January 2024, it reached 97%.

In general, in January Ukraine primarily bought: oil and oil products – 9%; passenger cars – 8%; plastics – 4.8%; cast iron and steel – 3.6%; medicines – 3.5%; telephones – 2.2%; optics – 2.1%; drones – 2%; fruits and nuts – 1.9%; fish – 1.9%. It is reported that the share of imports from the EU in January 2024 fell below 50% (to 47.8%).

Ukraine imported the most from China, Poland, Germany, Turkey, the US, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and France.