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Ukraine's public external debt has grown more than eightfold since August 2016

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Ukraine's public external debt has increased more than eightfold since August 2016, reaching 7.537 trillion hryvnia ($169.19 billion) as of August 31, 2026, accounting for 78.5% of the country's total public debt, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Finance.

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Ukraine's public external debt has grown steadily since August 2016, when it stood at UAH 913.52 billion, reaching UAH 7.537 trillion by August 2026, reflecting an increase of more than 800%.

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Ukraine's public external debt has increased more than eightfold since August 2016.

As of August 31, 2026, Ukraine's public external debt amounted to 7.537 trillion hryvnia ($169.19 billion).

Ukraine's external debt currently amounts to 78.5% of the total public debt.

MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. Ukraine's public external debt has increased more than eight times since August 2016, RIA Novosti calculated based on statistics from the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance.

As of August 31, 2026, the public external debt of Ukraine amounted to 7.537 trillion hryvnia, or $169.19 billion, as stated in the information certificate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance.

According to the department, at the end of August 2016, the country’s external public debt amounted to 913.52 billion hryvnia. Thus, from the latest report of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine it follows that by the end of August 2026, the debt increased by 8.25 times.

At the same time, Ukraine’s external debt currently amounts to 78.5% of the total public debt. In August 2016, it was only 53.48%.

According to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the country's public debt by the end of this year will reach 10.146 trillion hryvnia, or $226 billion.

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