Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 9, 2021 – Economy
Over the past month, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine raised the forecast of payments on public debt in January-March 2021 by UAH 28 billion – to UAH 138.85 billion, in April-June – by UAH 29.12 billion, to UAH 165.67 billion.
According to the data on the website of the Ministry of Finance, as before, the peak periods of public debt payments in 2021 are predicted in the second and third quarters.
In July-September 2021, they are estimated at UAH 162.43 billion, in October-December – at UAH 118.13 billion, according to the data of the Ministry of Finance.
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As the ministry pointed out, projected payments on domestic debt in the first quarter are UAH 27.13 billion lower than a month ago and amount to UAH 105.32 billion, and the updated estimate of payments for the second quarter was increased by UAH 16.8 billion – to UAH 139.94 billion.
Forecasted payments on external debt for the first quarter of 2021 increased by UAH 0.85 billion – to UAH 33.52 billion, in the second – by UAH 12.33 billion, to UAH 25.73 billion.
In general, in 2021, payments on the state debt should amount to UAH 585.13 billion, in 2022 – UAH 265.85 billion.
The total public debt of Ukraine in November 2020 increased by 1.16% in US dollars – to $ 84.24 billion and by 1.27% in hryvnia – to 2.398 trillion UAH. Over the past year, this indicator decreased by 0.15% in dollar terms and increased by 11.98% in hryvnias.