Volume of bank loans to economy up 1.2% to UAH 1,212 billion in January

According to the operational data of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the volume of loans issued by commercial banks to the corporate sector and individuals increased by 1.2% to UAH 1,212.437 billion in January.

This is stated in the message of the National Bank, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

In 2025, the volume of loans in the economy as a whole increased by 8.2% from UAH 1,106.8 billion.

The volume of hryvnia loans to legal entities increased by 0.9% to UAH 560.298 billion in the reporting month.

The volume of loans issued to businesses in foreign currency increased by 0.7% to UAH 294.115 billion.

The volume of loans issued to the population increased by 2.4% to UAH 349.929 billion during the reporting period.

Interest rates in January on hryvnia loans for businesses increased by 1.5 pp to 16.5%, for the population - increased by 1.8 pp to 37%.

Rates for foreign currency loans for businesses amounted to 5.9%.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in 2024, the volume of loans in the economy increased by 10.9% from UAH 997.877 billion.

In 2023, the volume of loans in the economy decreased by 1% from UAH 1,007.648 billion.

In 2022, the volume of loans in the economy decreased by 3.5% from UAH 1,044.049 billion.

In 2021, the volume of loans in the economy increased by 10% from UAH 948.386 billion to UAH 1,043.694 billion.