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Overview In 2022, Ukraine was the number 58 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 61 in total exports, the number 60 in total imports, the number 115 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 44 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Ukraine are Corn ($6.02B), Seed Oils ($5.54B), Wheat ($3.27B), Iron Ore ($2.97B), and Rapeseed ($1.55B), exporting mostly to Poland ($6.7B), Romania ($3.94B), Turkey ($3.02B), China ($2.6B), and Germany ($2.43B).

In 2022, Ukraine was the world's biggest exporter of Seed Oils ($5.54B) and Sunflower Seeds ($1.31B)

Imports The top imports of Ukraine are Refined Petroleum ($7.68B), Cars ($2.58B), Petroleum Gas ($2.43B), Packaged Medicaments ($1.38B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($1.17B), importing mostly from Poland ($9.07B), China ($6.59B), Germany ($4.52B), Turkey ($3.28B), and Hungary ($2.08B).

In 2022, Ukraine was the world's biggest importer of Military Weapons ($342M) and Garnetted Wool or Animal Hair ($922k)

Location Ukraine borders Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Slovakia by land and Georgia and Turkey by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Ukraine.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Latest Data

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2022)Corn$6.02B
Top Destination (2022)Poland$6.7B

In 2022, Ukraine exported a total of $47.1B, making it the number 61 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Ukraine have changed by -$236M from $47.3B in 2017 to $47.1B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Corn ($6.02B), Seed Oils ($5.54B), Wheat ($3.27B), Iron Ore ($2.97B), and Rapeseed ($1.55B). The most common destination for the exports of Ukraine are Poland ($6.7B), Romania ($3.94B), Turkey ($3.02B), China ($2.6B), and Germany ($2.43B).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Romania$2.41B (+ 157%)
Poland$1.7B (+ 34.1%)
Bulgaria$687M (+ 86.2%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
Poland$2.03B (+ 28.8%)
Bulgaria$690M (+ 134%)
Moldova$596M (+ 450%)

Crecimiento de exportaciones según mercado (2021 - 2022)

Potential Exports

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Service Trade

Service Trade

Ukraine Exports Services (2020)$4.05B
Ukraine Imports Services (2020)$5.07B

In 2020, Ukraine exported $4.05B worth of services. The top services exported by Ukraine in 2020 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($1.13B), Air transport ($802M), Information services ($613M), Sea transport ($606M), and Personal travel ($245M).

The top services imported by Ukraine in 2020 were Embassies and consulates ($1.14B), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($965M), Personal travel ($623M), Financial services ($471M), and Other royalties and license fees ($361M).

Exportación de Servicios (2020)

Importación de Servicios (2020)

Economic Complexity

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Complejidad Económica (Comercio)0,50Ranking 44 de 133
Complejidad Económica (Tecnología)0.58Ranking 39 de 96
Complejidad Económica (Investigación)-0.77Ranking 107 de 135

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Ukraine has a high level of specialization in Seed Oils (129), Sunflower Seeds (96.5), Pig Iron (49), Corn (46.8), and Rapeseed (46.8). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Ukraine observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Ukraine according to the relatedness index, were Raw Cotton (0.23), Precious Metal Ore (0.23), Crude Petroleum (0.23), Rough Wood (0.23), and Copper Ore (0.23). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Ukraine is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Ukraine. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Ukraine exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Espacio de la Afinidad (2022

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Frontera de la Diversificación

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Ukraine's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨32nd to the 44th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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Clasificación de ECI (Trade) por País

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