Ukraine Current Account Gap Widens in March

2026-04-30 15:10 By Larissa Caser 1 min. read

Ukraine's current account deficit increased to USD 4.1 billion in March 2026, nearly three times the deficit of USD 1.5 billion in the same period a year earlier.

Goods imports grew by 26.6% to USD 9.5 billion, largely due to increases in demand of fuel from its armed forces and agricultural producers, resulting in an increase of energy imports by 29.7%.

Meanwhile, goods exports grew only 0.6% to USD 3.5 billion.

The services gap increased to USD 0.6 billion from USD 0.5 billion.

The primary income balance increased 58.8% to USD 0.5 billion while the secondary income balance declined by 16.5% to USD 2.5 billion.

Looking ahead, the central bank expects the current account deficit to reach USD 39.7 billion in 2026.



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