WASHINGTON, Oct 22 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Ukraine's current account deficit to widen from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 8.1% and 14.3% of GDP in 2024 and 2025, respectively, according to the updated World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday.

In its previous forecast from June this year, the IMF projected a deficit of 5.8% of GDP for 2024 and 6.9% for 2026.