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UKRAINE’S STATE DEBT IN DOLLARS UP

31 August , 2021  

The total public debt of Ukraine in July 2021 increased by 0.48% in U.S. dollars and amounted to $ 92.96 billion, while it decreased by 0.6% in hryvnias, to UAH 2.499 trillion, according to data on the website of the Ministry of Finance.
According to them, the direct national debt in July this year in dollar terms increased by 0.59%, to $ 82.35 billion, in hryvnias – decreased by 0.48%, to UAH 2.214 trillion. External direct debt in the past month in dollars increased by 1.1%, to $ 45.52 billion (in hryvnias – by 0.03%, to UAH 1.224 trillion).
The state-guaranteed debt in July in dollar terms decreased by 0.37%, to $ 10.61 billion, in hryvnias – by 1.47%, to UAH 285.29 billion, according to the ministry’s data.
Since the beginning of 2021, the total national debt of Ukraine has grown by 2.99% in dollar terms and by 16.7% in hryvnias.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the share of liabilities in dollars in the total structure of the state debt in July increased to 36.83%, in hryvnia – to 36.61%, but the share in SDR decreased to 12.99%, in euros – to 12.99%. At the same time, the share of liabilities in yen remained at the level of 0.58%.
The official hryvnia to dollar exchange rate, at which the Ministry of Finance calculates the debt, strengthened to UAH 26.89/$1 in July compared to UAH 27.18/$1 in June.