Foreign trade deficit increased by half: with whom and what Ukraine trades
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine's foreign trade deficit in goods for January-November 2025 reached $38.6 billion, which is 52.6% more than last year. Imports amounted to $75.4 billion, exports - $36.8 billion, trade turnover - $112.2 billion.
Ukraine's foreign trade deficit in goods in January-November of this year amounted to $38.6 billion, which is 52.6% more than in the same period last year. This is evidenced by the data of the State Customs Service, reports UNN.
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In the 11 months of 2025, Ukraine's trade turnover reached $112.2 billion. From January to November 2025, goods worth $75.4 billion were imported into Ukraine, and $36.8 billion were exported. At the same time, taxed imports amounted to $57.6 billion, or 76% of the total volume of imported goods.
Countries from which the most goods were imported to Ukraine:
- China — $17 billion;
- Poland — $7.1 billion;
- Germany — $5.9 billion.
The largest exports from Ukraine went to:
- Poland — $4.6 billion;
- Turkey — $2.5 billion;
- Germany — $2.2 billion.
In the total volume of goods imported in January-November 2025, 67% were the following categories of goods:
- machinery, equipment and transport — $30.2 billion;
- chemical industry products — $11.4 billion;
- fuel and energy — $9.4 billion.
The top three most exported goods from Ukraine included:
- food products — $20.4 billion;
- metals and articles thereof — $4.3 billion;
- machinery, equipment and transport — $3.4 billion.
