Ukrainians abroad reduced money transfers home by 7.1% - NBU
Kyiv • UNN
The volume of private money transfers from Ukrainians working abroad decreased by 7.1% in October, amounting to $0.7 billion. In total, for January-October 2025, the amount of transfers decreased by 12.1% to $7.0 billion.
Ukrainian citizens working abroad have started sending less money home. In particular, the volume of private money transfers decreased by 7.1% and amounted to $0.7 billion in October. This was reported by UNN with reference to the National Bank of Ukraine.
Details
According to the NBU, the salaries Ukrainians receive from abroad decreased by 25.3%. At the same time, other private transfers received through official channels increased by 18.3%.
The National Bank added that overall, official channel inflows were at the level of October 2024, decreasing by only 0.9%, while the flow through informal channels decreased by 16.2% compared to October last year.
In total, from January to October 2025, the volume of money transfers decreased by 12.1% and amounted to $7.0 billion: net labor payments decreased by 19.8%, and private transfers decreased by 2.3%
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