KIEV, Aug. 15 - Foreign direct investment in Ukraine totaled $6.918 billion in the first half of 2008, up almost 170% from the same period of 2007, the State Statistics Committee said.

Accumulated FDI in the Ukrainian economy stood at $36.451 billion on July 1, up 23.4% from the start of 2008. Per capita FDI totaled $786.8.