KYIV, March 26 – The volume of Ukraine’s gross external debt during the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by $10.6 billion – to $161.5 billion, in relation to GDP, the debt increased from 89.3% to 90.7%, such estimates were published by the National Bank of Ukraine.

According to its data, the growth occurred due to the government, whose external debt added $10.5 billion and amounted to $98.3 billion, or 55.2% of GDP, while external liabilities of the private sector increased by only $300 million - to $63.2 billion (35.5% of GDP).