Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia imported agricultural and food products in total for EUR 1.1 billion in 2024, while in 2023 this figure was 43% more, or EUR 1.94 billion.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has announced this, Delo.ua reports.
According to the agency, the value of agricultural exports by Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia over the past four years has changed as follows:
|
Value, million euros |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Romania |
127.6 |
1284.3 |
654.9 |
342.9 |
|
Hungary |
97.8 |
1015.8 |
667.3 |
240.3 |
|
Bulgaria |
106.3 |
1124.2 |
450.6 |
490.4 |
|
Slovakia |
33.9 |
321.9 |
168.7 |
89.6 |
|
Total |
365.6 |
3746.2 |
1941.5 |
1163.2 |
Thus, in 2024, these four countries imported 3.2 times more agricultural products from Ukraine compared to the pre-war year 2021, and in the same 3.2 times less than the indicators of 2022. This growth was caused by a change in the geography of exports from Ukraine due to the russian invasion and the blockade of the country's foreign trade in 2022-2023.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in 2024, imports of goods exceeded exports by USD 29,018.1 million.
In January-November 2024, imports of goods exceeded exports by USD 25,238.9 million.
In 2023, imports of goods exceeded exports by USD 27,376.2 million.
During 2023, the negative balance of trade in goods worsened by USD 16,216.1 million compared to 2022 (in 2022, the negative balance was USD 11,160.1 million).
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