The National Bank of Ukraine has revised selected balance of payments indicators for 2022–2025 following methodological improvements in recording services, an expanded information base, and the receipt of new reporting data. From 2022, the statistics now include imports of digital services provided by non-residents to individuals in Ukraine, using State Tax Service of Ukraine data on service volumes and VAT liabilities of non-resident digital service providers. The revision also incorporates updated 2022–2024 data from the State Statistics Service after mandatory statistical reporting for respondents was reinstated, improving estimates for exports and imports of services and for foreign direct investment transactions and income. As a result, the current account deficit was increased by USD 1.1 billion in 2022, USD 1.4 billion in 2023, USD 1.7 billion in 2024, and USD 2.2 billion in 2025. The National Bank of Ukraine has also published a list of the main external sector statistical changes and the reasons for the data adjustments in its methodological materials.
National Bank of Ukraine 2026-03-20
National Bank of Ukraine revises 2022–2025 balance of payments data increasing current account deficits by up to USD 2.2 billion
The National Bank of Ukraine has revised balance of payments indicators for 2022–2025 due to methodological improvements and new data, including digital service imports. The revisions increased the current account deficit by USD 1.1 billion in 2022, USD 1.4 billion in 2023, USD 1.7 billion in 2024, and USD 2.2 billion in 2025. A list of statistical changes and reasons for adjustments has been published in the bank's methodological materials.