KYIV, Dec 1 - Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by about 2% in 2017 before growing 3% in 2018, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.

"We stipulate a 3% growth of the national economy for next year. This year, according to various estimates, we will get an economic growth of about 2%," he said at a government meeting on Friday.

At the same time, Groysman allows GDP growth in 2018 to exceed 3% if the government's actions are more effective.