Trade in Ukraine - statistics & facts

Ukraine plays a significant role in exports of agricultural products, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, machinery, and chemicals. In 2021, the country ranked third among the leading barley exporters and fourth among the major exporters of wheat, flour, and wheat products. Moreover, in the same year, Ukraine was the third-largest exporter of corn worldwide, with approximately 33.5 million metric tons. Ukraine has been a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 2008.

Key trade partners

In 2021, the largest share of Ukraine's revenue from trade in goods came from exports to and imports from European countries, at over 41 percent. Asia was the second-leading trade partner region, accounting for approximately one-third of the total. Nevertheless, China constituted the largest share of the country's trade revenue, exceeding 15 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. Poland and Germany were the second and the third-leading trade partners of Ukraine in 2021 and shared about seven and six percent of the country's trade revenue, respectively.
On May 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the suspension of 232 customs tariffs on Ukrainian steel for 12 months. The decision aimed at supporting Ukraine's economy and presupposed an increase of the U.S. share in the trade revenue of the country.

Leading export commodities and services

Agricultural products and metals were the main commodities exported from Ukraine in 2021. That year, their export value constituted about 27.7 billion and 15.7 billion U.S. dollars, respectively. As for the services exported from the country, their total value amounted to over 13 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Russia and the U.S. were the two leading destinations of services exports from Ukraine, with an export value of over 1.9 billion U.S. dollars each. At the same time, transportation, telecommunications, computer, and information services constituted the majority of services exports from Ukraine.

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