In October 2026, the volume of foreign currency purchased by the Ukrainian population exceeded the volume sold by $0.99 billion in dollar terms, compared to $0.74 billion in September of this year and $0.75 billion in October 2025.
According to data from the National Bank, in October, compared to September, cash foreign currency purchases increased by $214.0 million—to $2 billion 301.0 million—while sales decreased by $32.9 million—to $1 billion 314.2 million.
The volume of cash dollar purchases by the public in October increased by $122.6 million to $1,505.7 million, while sales decreased by $9.3 million to $968.4 million.
In October, the dollar-equivalent value of euro cash purchases by the public rose by $99.3 million to $738.8 million, while sales fell by $16.6 million to $291.4 million.
In the non-cash foreign exchange market, the volume of purchases by bank customers in October increased by $43.2 million compared to September, reaching $11,824.9 million, while sales decreased by $214.2 million to $7,588.5 million.
The volume of interbank transactions rose by $134.3 million to $9,833.0 million.
On an annualized basis, the volume of non-cash foreign currency purchases by bank customers increased by $2,373.4 million, sales decreased by $408.5 million, and interbank transactions increased by $2,928.8 million.
Over the month, the official hryvnia-to-dollar exchange rate weakened by nearly 67 kopecks to 45.53 UAH/$1, while the hryvnia strengthened by 25 kopecks against the euro to 50.68 UAH/EUR1. During this period, the official hryvnia-to-dollar exchange rate hit a new all-time low five times, most recently reaching 45.6008 UAH/$1.
The National Bank’s foreign exchange interventions in October reached a record $5.998 billion, surpassing the previous high of $5.519 billion recorded in September of this year.
