Enterprises and organizations in Ukraine in 2018 raised profit from ordinary activities before taxation by 23.6%, to UAH 353 billion, while in 2017 the figure was UAH 285.6 billion, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
According to the service, in 2018, profitable Ukrainian enterprises received UAH 579.96 billion of profit, which is 4.1% more than in 2017.
At the same time, 22.9% of enterprises posted a negative financial result. Their losses in 2018 decreased by 16.4% compared to 2017, to UAH 227 billion.