Ukraine sees almost US$6 bln in surplus of balance of payments in 2019

In December 2019 alone, the surplus of the country's balance of payments was $3.281 billion.

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Ukraine saw a surplus of the balance of payments in 2019 for the fifth year in a row, totaling US$5.971 billion, which was twice more from the surplus recorded in 2018.

In December 2019 alone, the surplus of the country's balance of payments was $3.281 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

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The deficit of the current account in 2019 was estimated at $1.072 billion.

The inflow to the financial account over the period under review amounted to $7.005 billion.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine saw a surplus of the balance of payments in 2018 for the fourth year in a row, totaling US$2.877 billion, which was 12% up from the surplus recorded in 2017.

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