US EditionUkraine reconstruction estimate jumps 12% to $588 billion, World Bank says
The World Bank and partners report a 12% increase in Ukraine's 10-year reconstruction cost, driven by extensive damage to housing, transport, and energy sectors.
- On February 23, 2026 the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government estimated Ukraine needs $588 billion over the next decade, nearly three times its 2025 GDP, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.
- Ongoing Russian strikes concentrated damage in frontline and city centres including Kyiv, using data through December 31, 2025, while excluding January–February attacks on energy facilities.
- The assessment found direct damages of $195 billion, up nearly 11%, socioeconomic losses at $667 billion, a 13% jump from last year, and housing damage of about $61 billion.
- Ukraine and partners have already deployed emergency funds, spending $20.3 billion since February 2022, while the government earmarked $15.25 billion this year and reforms could let the private sector cover some 40%.
- The human toll is vast, with over 6 million refugees and 4.6 million displaced, U.N. data show 2.4 million fewer children, and Matthias Schmale said `Recovery must be human-centered and community-based`.
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Ukraine would need nearly $588 billion in 10 years for post-war reconstruction, as indicated by a report prepared by the Government, the World Bank, the European Commission and the United Nations.
Ukraine needs $588 billion to rebuild from the devastation caused by Russia's four-year invasion, a figure almost three times the country's annual economic output, the World Bank and other institutions said in a report on Monday. The estimated total is 12 percent higher than the amount provided last year, amid a winter of devastating Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure that left millions without heat and electricity. Four years of…
The reconstruction of Ukraine after the war would already exceed 500 billion euros. A figure that takes into account the damage inflicted throughout the territory since the invasion began in 2022. While it is currently difficult to project itself on the post-war period, this astronomical amount gives an idea of the devastation of the country. - War in Ukraine: the fierce cost of rebuilding the country after four years of conflict (International).
The post-war reconstruction of Ukraine will cost some 588 billion dollars (more than 500 billion euros) over the next decade, according to a joint report from Kiev, the World Bank, the Union...
An international report points to the need for an investment equivalent to three times that of Ukraine's GDP in 2025 in the next decade.
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