Merchandise trade in Ukraine
Ukraine: Merchandise trade was 57.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Ukraine, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 57.9% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Ukraine peaked at 91.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1992.
Ukraine ranks 89th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.5% | — |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +51.6% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | +48.1% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 74.2% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 20.5% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 70.2% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 72.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 55.9% | 70.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,144 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Ukraine?
- Merchandise trade in Ukraine was 57.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for merchandise trade?
- Ukraine ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.