More than 37% of Ukraine's state budget spending in the first half of 2026 was financed through international assistance.
Source: Roksolana Pidlasa, chair of the Ukrainian parliament's Budget Committee
Details: According to Pidlasa, Ukraine received and allocated more than US$18 billion in external financing for non-military expenditure during the first six months of the year. Almost US$13 billion of that amount was provided as grants.
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Meanwhile, UAH 1.4 trillion (about US$31.2 billion) was allocated to defence in the first half of 2026, accounting for 63% of all spending from the general fund of the state budget. Total general fund expenditure during the period amounted to UAH 2.2 trillion (US$49.1 billion).
