Market Information
Capital
Kiev
Languages
Ukranian, Russian, English
Population (as of September, 2021)
43,425,219
Territory
603,628 km²
Currency
Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)
GDP
$545 billion (2020)
GDP growth (2020)
-4%
Key industries
ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy
coke chemistry
pipe-rolling production
coke chemistry
pipe-rolling production
Leading exports
China: 14.4%
Poland: 6.65%
Russia: 5.5%
Turkey: 4.94%
Germany: 4.21%
India: 4%
Italy: 3.91%
the Netherlands: 3.67%
Egypt: 3.28%
Belarus: 2.71%
Poland: 6.65%
Russia: 5.5%
Turkey: 4.94%
Germany: 4.21%
India: 4%
Italy: 3.91%
the Netherlands: 3.67%
Egypt: 3.28%
Belarus: 2.71%
Leading imports
2020
the EU: 60.5%
Asia: 30.9%
North America: 6.2%
the EU: 60.5%
Asia: 30.9%
North America: 6.2%
Industrial Centre
Kiev
Kharkov
Dnipropetrovsk
Krivoy Rog
Mariupol
Kharkov
Dnipropetrovsk
Krivoy Rog
Mariupol
Unemployment level
10.5%
Corruption Perceptions Index
33 (2021)
Easy to do business with
64th place out of 190 (2020)
Economic freedom
127th place
International agreements
WTO membership
since 2008
Free trade zones
Ukraine has signed Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with 9 CIS countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia. On March 14, 2014, a bill was introduced to Ukraine’s parliament to withdraw from CIS following joining of Crimea to Russia.
Ukraine has a Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA) with the EU. Ukraine has concluded trade agreements with Armenia, Azerbaijan, , Belarus, Canada, , Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) was signed on July 11, 2016 and is now ratified by the parliaments of both countries.
Ukraine has a Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA) with the EU. Ukraine has concluded trade agreements with Armenia, Azerbaijan, , Belarus, Canada, , Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) was signed on July 11, 2016 and is now ratified by the parliaments of both countries.