“Under conditions of war – a slowdown of 2%: the World Bank gave a new forecast for the economy of Ukraine for 2025. The World Bank predicts a slowdown in the growth of the economy of Ukraine to 2% in 2025 due to the continuation of the war. Earlier, the bank predicted growth at the level of 5.8%, provided that hostilities decrease.”, — write on: unn.ua
Transfers UNN with reference to the Worldbank.
Reduction of energy capacities, winter shutdowns of electricity, restraining the growth of trade, obstacles for industrial production – all this affects the level of the economy in Ukraine. According to estimates, the growth of the Ukrainian economy slowed down to 3.2% in 2024.
If the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in 2025, the growth of Ukraine’s economy will slow to 2 percent
It should be noted that in June 2025, the World Bank predicted an average growth rate of Ukraine’s GDP at the level of 5.8%, but “under the conditions that active hostilities will continue until 2024 and then become moderate. The corresponding forecast had limits in 2025-2026 .
Ukraine’s gross domestic product growth is expected to slow to 2.7% in 2025, down from around 3.6% in 2024. Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Andrii Telyupa stated this on Thursday.
At the same time, the government will continue programs aimed at directing billions of hryvnias to support the adaptation of Ukrainian business to the challenges of wartime, reports Reuters.
World forecast
Global growth is expected to hold at 2.7% in 2025-26. However, the global economy appears to be stalling at low growth rates that will be insufficient to ensure sustainable economic development, the World Bank reports.
Emerging and developing economies will enter the second quarter of the 21st century with per capita incomes on a trajectory that suggests little catching up with advanced economies. Most low-income countries will not be able to move into the category of middle-income countries by 2050.
We will remind
Russia has spent more than $18 billion on missile and drone attacks on Ukraine since the invasion began. The main source of financing remains revenues from oil and gas exports.
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