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Ukraine’s negative foreign trade balance in goods in January-September 2025 increased by 50% compared to the same period in 2024, to $30.619 billion from $20.403 billion, the State Statistics Service (SSS) reported on Friday.

According to its data, exports of goods from Ukraine during the specified period decreased by 4.1% compared to January-September last year, to $29.572 billion, while imports increased by 17.5%, to $60.191 billion.

The statistics agency specified that in September 2025, compared to August 2025, seasonally adjusted export volumes decreased by 1.0%, and imports by 4.2%.

The seasonally adjusted foreign trade balance in September 2025 was negative and amounted to $3.612 billion, while in the previous month it was also negative at $3.874 billion.

The export-to-import coverage ratio was 0.49 (0.60 for the first nine months of 2024).

Foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 222 countries around the world.

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The negative balance of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January-August 2022 increased by 2.9 times compared to the same period in 2021 – to $5.421 billion from $1.895 billion, the State Statistics Service (Gosstat) reported on Thursday.

According to its data, the export of goods from Ukraine for the reporting period compared with January-August 2021 decreased by 30.8% – to $28.946 billion, imports – by 21.4%, to $34.367 billion.

The State Statistics Service clarifies that in August this year, compared to July 2022, the seasonally adjusted volume of exports increased by 0.1%, to $3.137 billion, and imports, by 1.3%, to $4.504 billion.

The seasonally adjusted foreign trade balance in August 2022 was negative and amounted to $1.367 billion, while in July 2022 it was also negative and amounted to $1.314 billion.

The State Statistics Service specified that foreign trade operations were carried out with partners from 227 countries of the world.