Ukrainians think that the country’s economic condition has worsened.

In December, assessments of the economic situation in Ukraine worsened, and optimism about the country’s economic situation in the medium-term perspective also decreased. It is noted that Ukrainians are skeptical about the country’s economic situation.

In December, Ukrainians’ assessments returned to the level observed in September-October 2022 – at that time, the economic situation was assessed as “very bad” or “fairly bad” by 64.5%. Now, this indicator is 66.5%.

At the same time, 3% called the economic situation “good” or “very good,” and 27% called it “not bad and not good.” In December, the share of those who believe the economic situation will change for the better decreased to 7%, those who think it will worsen increased to 33%, and those who believe it will not change is 48%.

Optimism regarding economic expectations in the medium-term (2-3 years) perspective also decreased this month. 34.5% expect improvement, 22% expect deterioration, and 16% predict no changes.