Ukraine's public debt grows by almost $4.5B in Nov

Ukraine's public and publicly guaranteed debt rose by $4.48 billion in November 2023 and amounted to $140.82 billion as of November 30.

That's according to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry's press service, Ukrinform reports.

"As of November 30, 2023, Ukraine's public and publicly guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 5.122 trillion, or $140.82 billion. Public and publicly guaranteed foreign debt amounted to UAH 3.513 trillion (68.58% of the total amount of public and publicly guaranteed debt), or $96.57 billion, whereas public and publicly guaranteed domestic debt amounted to UAH 1.61 trillion (31.42%), or $44.25 billion," the statement said.

The ministry said Ukraine's public debt had amounted to UAH 4.799 trillion, or $131.94 billion. Public foreign debt amounted to UAH 3.259 trillion, or $89.58 billion, and public domestic debt amounted to UAH 1.541 trillion, or $42.36 billion.

In November 2023, the amount of Ukraine's public and publicly guaranteed debt increased in hryvnias by UAH 164.27 billion and in U.S. dollars by $4.48 billion.

Ukraine's public and publicly guaranteed debt increased by $13.4 billion in 2022 and amounted to $111 billion as of January 1, 2023.