In February, total public debt decreased for first time since October 2024 - by 0.8% to USD 213 billion

The total public (direct and guaranteed) debt of Ukraine in February decreased by 0.8%, or USD 1.82 billion, to USD 213.18 billion compared to the previous month.

This is stated in the data of the Ministry of Finance, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

The state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 9,211.19 billion, or USD 213.18 billion, at the end of February, compared to UAH 9,212.6 billion, or USD 215 billion, a month earlier.

The total amount of direct public debt as of the reporting date amounted to UAH 8,940.64 billion (USD 206.92 billion), compared to UAH 8,933.75 billion (USD 208.5 billion) a month earlier.

At the same time, direct external debt decreased from USD 161.99 billion to USD 160.41 billion over the month.

Direct domestic debt increased in the hryvnia equivalent from UAH 1,992.65 billion to UAH 2,009.62 billion (in dollar terms, it increased from USD 46.5 billion to USD 46.51 billion).

The state-guaranteed debt at the end of the reporting period amounted to UAH 270.55 billion, or USD 6.26 billion the state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 9,042.68 billion, or USD 213.33 billion, at the end of December 2025, against UAH 8,616.54 billion, or USD 204.22 billion, a month earlier.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, state and state-guaranteed debt at the end of December 2025 amounted to UAH 9,042.68 billion, or UAH 213.33 billion, compared to UAH 8,616.54 billion, or USD 204.22 billion, a month earlier.

In 2024, Ukraine's total public (direct and guaranteed) debt increased by 14.27%, or USD 20.74 billion, to USD 166.06 billion.

In 2023, Ukraine's total public (direct and guaranteed) debt increased by 30.4%, or by USD 33.87 billion, to USD 145.32 billion.

In 2022, the total public debt increased by USD 13.39 billion, or 13.66%, to USD 111.34 billion.

In 2021, the national debt increased by 8.52%, or USD 7.69 billion, to USD 97.95 billion.