Ukraine's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was -2.37 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 4,460% from -51.93 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -2.37 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -63.89 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -51.93 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 26.5 billion | 2004 |
| Lowest | -2.37 trillion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -734.15 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -1,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Ukraine's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 809.08 billion on 2024 (from -1.56 trillion to -2.37 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −51.95 billion and a typical year strayed about 181.37 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 256.19 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 809.08 billion in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 218.97 billion a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Ukraine had the 123rd highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Ukraine in the 2025 ranking
- Algeria — 120th of 137: -2.01 trillion
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 121st of 137: -2.12 trillion
- Tanzania — 122nd of 137: -2.3 trillion
- Cameroon — 124th of 137: -2.47 trillion
- Bangladesh — 125th of 137: -3.15 trillion
- Rwanda — 126th of 137: -3.17 trillion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 37 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2,367,946,000,000 |
| 2024 | -1,558,870,000,000 |
| 2023 | -1,385,819,000,000 |
| 2022 | -864,783,000,000 |
| 2021 | -72,021,000,000 |
| 2020 | -63,886,000,000 |
| 2019 | -320,079,000,000 |
| 2018 | -310,791,000,000 |
| 2017 | -232,093,000,000 |
| 2016 | -165,162,000,000 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — -145.93 billion (2025)
- Armenia — -623.38 billion (2025)
- Austria — 12.23 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 8.02 billion (2025)
- Belarus — -5.58 billion (2025)
- Belgium — -12.95 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — -7.42 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — -1.2 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -4.69 billion (2025)
- Cyprus
More economic policy & debt data for Ukraine
- GDP (current LCU) — 8.93 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 244,543 (2025)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.02% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$3.4 billion (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$1.35 billion (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$16.22 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 676.33 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 7.57% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ukraine's external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- -2.37 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is down 236.79 billion% from -1,000 in 1989. The highest value was 26.5 billion in 2004 and the lowest -2.37 trillion in 2025.
- How does Ukraine rank?
- 123rd highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Ukraine?
- In 2025, Ukraine's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 809.08 billion on 2024 (from -1.56 trillion to -2.37 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −51.95 billion and a typical year strayed about 181.37 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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