Capital investment in Ukraine rose by 5.1 per cent y/y in Q1

The capital received 40 per cent of the total capital investment for January–March

Capital investment in January–March this year rose by 5.1 per cent year-on-year to 130.1 billion hryvnias, according to the State Statistics Service.

Over 41 per cent, or 53.6 billion hryvnias, of the total value of capital investment was accounted for by industry. Around 13 per cent, or 16.5 billion hryvnias, went to agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The trade sector received 13.4 billion hryvnias, accounting for 10.3 per cent of the total. The construction sector received 9.4 per cent, or 12.3 billion hryvnias, in capital investment during the first quarter.

The vast majority of investment was concentrated in tangible assets — 93.3 per cent of the total. In particular, the largest amounts were invested in machinery, equipment and tools (38.2%), engineering structures (19.2%), non-residential buildings (10.9%) and vehicles (10.5%).

The main source of funding for capital investment remains the own funds of enterprises and organisations — 78.6%.

Kyiv accounted for 40.3%, or 52.5 billion UAH, of capital investment in January–March this year.

As reported by GMK Center, the volume of capital investment in Ukraine in 2025 rose by 20.3% year-on-year to 893.6 billion UAH. A significant proportion of capital investment was concentrated in industry — 36.6% (UAH 327.1 billion), agriculture, forestry and fisheries — 12% (UAH 107.3 billion), transport and warehousing — 9.5% (UAH 84.8 billion), and public administration and defence — 7.9% (UAH 70.3 billion).