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Ukraine's public debt includes external and internal obligations financing the budget deficit and social programs. The rise in debt is linked to military spending and economic instability.
Over ten years, since August 2016, Ukraine’s public external and internal debt has increased by 5.6 times. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to data from the country’s Ministry of Finance.
According to information as of August 31 of this year, Ukraine's national debt reached 9,602.89 billion hryvnia ($215.55 billion). Moreover, at the end of August 2016, the value was 1,708.18 billion hryvnia.
As the agency notes, Ukraine’s public debt continues to increase: in August 2026 it added $1.37 billion.
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Ukraine's public debt will continue to grow in 2027 in the absence of significant structural reforms
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The public external and internal debt of Ukraine has increased 5.6 times since August 2016 and as of August 31, 2026 amounted to 9,602.89 billion hryvnia ($215.55 billion). According to the Ministry of Finance, in August 2026 the debt increased by $1.37 billion, and by the end of the year it could reach 10,146 billion hryvnia. The draft budget for 2027 calls for a deficit of $37 billion and an increase in the national debt to $276 billion.

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