KYIV, Feb 3 – The surplus of Ukraine's consolidated balance of payments in 2019 was $6 billion, which is 2.1 times more than in 2018 ($2.9 billion), according to preliminary data from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

According to its data, in December 2019 the surplus of the consolidated balance of payments amounted to $3.3 billion, which is 83.3% more than in December 2018 ($1.8 billion).