In 2025, Ukraine’s foreign trade structure underwent significant changes.

Growth in imports of defense products and investment goods.

Over the first seven months of the current year, import volumes to Ukraine increased by 17%. Imports of armaments and defense goods have grown particularly dynamically, by 36%. Investment goods imports also increased by 25%. Among raw materials, energy carrier imports saw the largest increase, driven by the need to maintain the country’s energy stability amid wartime conditions.

A substantial portion of investment imports is directed toward restoring the energy infrastructure, over 30%, as well as purchasing freight vehicles, which account for 10%.

Changes in export structure: reduction in raw materials share.

Exports of goods from January to July 2025 decreased by 3.7%, mainly due to reduced shipments of raw material goods, particularly agricultural and metallurgical products.

A positive trend is the faster growth in exports of high value-added products (investment goods) at +20%, though such export volumes remain small (around 2% of total exports).

This indicates a gradual shift in Ukraine’s economy from a raw materials model to producing goods with higher added value.

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