Ukraine plans to pay $10.6 billion in government debt interest in 2027

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In 2027, Ukraine plans to pay $10.6 billion in interest for servicing its public debt.

Ukraine's draft state budget for 2027 assumes a deficit of $37 billion and an increase in public debt to $276 billion.

Next year, Ukraine plans to spend almost 44% of GDP, which amounts to $109 billion, for the needs of the army.

MOSCOW, September 26 - RIA Novosti. Ukraine will pay $10.6 billion in interest for servicing its public debt in 2027, according to the annexes to the country’s draft budget for next year, which RIA Novosti reviewed.

Ukraine's draft state budget for 2027 assumes a deficit of $37 billion and an increase in public debt up to $276 billion. Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky said that the country next year plans to spend almost 44% of GDP on the needs of the army, which amounts to $109 billion.

“Service of public debt... 2027 (draft)... 474051076.8 thousand hryvnia (10.6 billion dollars - ed.),” is written in one of the annexes to the draft state budget of Ukraine for 2027.

This amount only includes interest and fees on existing government debt, not its repayment.

In addition, according to the project, another 21 billion hryvnia ($470 million) will be allocated from the Ukrainian budget next year to fulfill obligations on loans received under state guarantees.