Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Ukraine in 2013 amounted to $2.86 billion against $4.13 billion in 2012, the State Statistics Service reported on Feb.14.
Foreign investors injected $5.677 billion in the Ukrainian economy in 2013 ($6.013 billion in 2012), while they withdrew $2.845 billion ($1.256 billion).
The amount of investments made in Ukraine as of the end of 2013 stood at $58.157 billion, which was $1,284 per capita.
FDI made by European Union countries in Ukraine amounted to $44.423 billion (76.4% of total equity capital), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) members invested $5.0435 billion (8.7%), while other countries injected $8.6904 billion (14.9%). Investment came from 136 countries.
The top ten investor countries accounted for almost 83% of total FDI. In particular, the British Virgin Islands boosted investment in Ukraine by 0.7 percentage notches (from 3.6% to 4.3%), Cyprus by 0.6 percentage notches (from 32.1% to 32.7%), Russia by 0.5 percentage notches (from 6.9% to 7.4%), the United Kingdom by 0.1 percentage notches (from 4.6% to 4.7%), and the Netherlands by 0.2 percentage notches (from 9.4% to 9.6%). At the same time, Austria reduced FDI in Ukraine by 0.6 percentage notches (from 6.2% to 5.6%) and Germany by 0.3 percentage notches (from 11.1% to 10.8%).
Industrial companies attracted $18.013 billion in FDI (31% of total FDI), including $14.702 billion in the processing industry and $1.669 billion in the mining industry; and $1.53 billion in the power, gas and air conditioning industry.
Some $6.271 billion was invested in metal production and products made of metal, $3.287 billion in the production of food, beverages and tobacco, $1.478 billion in the production of rubber and plastic products, other non-metal products and $1.061 billion in the chemical and petrochemical industries.
Financial and insurance institutions raised $15.349 billion (26.4% of total FDI), organization of wholesale and retail trade, vehicle repair – $7.56 billion (13%), companies carrying out transactions with property – $4.371 (7.5%) and professional, scientific and technical organizations – $3.448 billion (5.9%).
The debt of Ukrainian companies in the repayment of loans, trade loans and other liabilities (debt instruments) to direct foreign investors came to $10.155 billion as of December 31, 2013.
Total FDI (share capital and debt instruments) as of December 31, 2013stood at $68.312 billion.
FDI (share capital) from Ukraine to other countries as of December 31, 2013 amounted to $6.575 billion, including $6.061 billion to European Union countries (92.2% of total FDI), $412.5 million to the CIS (6.3%) and $102.1 million to other countries (1.5%).
Ukraine sent FDI to a total of 46 countries, the lion’s share of which (88.5%) went to Cyprus.
The claims of Ukrainian direct investors on foreign debt instruments stood at $196.6 million as of December 31, 2013.
Total FDI (share capital and debt instruments) in the economies of other counties amounted to $6.772 billion.
