Ukraine's national debt has increased 5.6 times since August 2016

The public external and internal debt of Ukraine has increased 5.6 times since August 2016.

As of August 31, 2026, Ukraine's public and government-guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 9,602.89 billion, or $215.55 billion.

MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. The public external and internal debt of Ukraine has increased 5.6 times since August 2016, RIA Novosti calculated based on statistical data from the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

“As of August 31, 2026, the state and state-guaranteed debt of Ukraine amounted to 9,602.89 billion hryvnia, or $215.55 billion,” the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance wrote in the information sheet.

According to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, at the end of August 2016, the country’s external and internal public debt amounted to 1,708.18 billion hryvnia. Thus, from the latest report of the Ministry of Finance it follows that Ukraine’s public debt has increased 5.6 times over 10 years.

At the same time, Ukraine's public debt continues to grow. In August of this year alone, it increased by $1.37 billion.

Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said on September 10 that delays in social payments may begin in Ukraine due to the budget deficit.

According to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the country's public debt by the end of this year will reach 10,146 billion hryvnia, or $226 billion.

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.