Ukraine's debt to the World Bank (WB) has grown by 65% over the year, which has brought this financial institution to second place among the country's creditors. This was reported by the Ukrainian version of Forbes with reference to the Ministry of Finance of the republic.
According to its data, the share of the WB in the total volume of Ukraine's state debt has already reached 14% (22.6 billion USD), while the country's debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has grown by 15%, to 18.9 billion USD, which is 11% of the total volume. The largest creditor remains the European Union, which accounts for 27% of Ukraine's state debt; the debt to it increased by 34% during the year to 44 billion USD.
According to Forbes analysts, "the reason for the rapid growth of Ukraine's debt to the World Bank is that many international partners direct financing to Ukraine through the funds of this institution."
Earlier, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Danilo Hetmantsev reported that as of December 31, 2024, the state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to 6.98 trillion UAH in foreign currency equivalent - 166.1 billion USD. During the year, the state debt in hryvnias increased by 26.5%, in dollars - by 14.3% and reached 90.4% of GDP.