You're reading: Ukraine’s foreign debt 0.2 percent down to $10.85 billion, domestic debt 6.4 percent up to Hr 50.35 billion in April

In April, Ukraine's direct external debt reduced by 0.2% or by USD 18.7 million down to USD 10,848.9 million as of April 30, the finance ministry reported.

The direct internal debt in April rose by 6.4% or by UAH 3,040.4 million to UAH 50,353.5 million (USD 6,539.4 million).

The total volume of the direct state debt in April increased by 2.2% or by UAH 2,895.8 million to UAH 133,889.7 million (USD 17,388.3 million) from UAH 130,993.9 million (USD 17,012.2 million) as of March 31.

The total volume of the guaranteed state debt as of April 30 was UAH 55,161.5 million (USD 7,163.8 million), when by March 31 it was UAH 56,001.3 million (USD 7,272.9 million).

Particularly, the guaranteed foreign debt as of April 30 was UAH 49,343.4 million (USD 6,408.2 million), when as of March 31 it was UAH 50,183.1 million (USD 6,517.3 million); the guaranteed domestic debt as of April 30 was UAH 5,818.2 million (USD 755.6 million), when by March 31 it also was UAH 5,818.2 million (USD 755.6 million).

The direct and guaranteed state debts as of April 30 totaled UAH 189,051.3 million (USD 24,552.1 million), when by March 31 UAH 186,995.227 million (USD 24,285.1 million).

As Ukrainian News reported, in March the foreign debt reduced by 0.5% to USD 10.867 billion, and home debt rose by 3.7% to UAH 47.313 billion.

In 2008, the direct foreign debt increased by 5.5% from USD 10,591.7 million to USD 11,171.5 million, and the direct home debt by 250.8% from UAH 17,806.4 million (USD 3,526.0 million) to UAH 44,666.5 million (USD 5,800.9 million); the total volume of the direct state debt rose by 83.3% from UAH 71,294.3 million (USD 14,117.7 million) to UAH 130,686.9 million (USD 16,972.3 million).