Why did Ukraine's economic recovery slow down last year compared to 2023?

Ukrainian exports increased 4.5% in March 2025 as wartime economic recovery continues - businessukraine.ua

Ukraine exported goods worth over $3.6 billion during March 2025, representing a 4.5% increase compared to the figure for the same period in 2024, according to Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko. “Despite the headwinds associated with Russia's ongoing invasion, Ukraine's export market continues to grow,” she commented. Ukraine’s top

Why did Ukraine's economic recovery slow down last year compared to 2023?

Ukraine’s real GDP grew by 2.9% in 2024. Although the economy experienced growth for the second consecutive year amid the full-scale war, the pace of recovery decelerated compared to 2023, when GDP increased by 5.5%. The NBU cited the worsening security situation, renewed electricity shortages, and low harvests as reasons for the slowdown. By the end of last year, gross value added (GVA) in agriculture fell by 7.3%, and the energy sector’s GVA d…