According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukraine’s economy could achieve an average annual growth rate of 3.8% between 2027 and 2031. The forecast was cited by Euronews, referencing the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook report.<\/p>\n
If realized, this would make Ukraine the third-fastest growing economy in Europe in terms of GDP growth during the period.<\/p>\n
The IMF expects the euro area economy to expand at a much slower pace, averaging just 1.2% annually, with the strongest performance projected for 2028, when growth is expected to reach 1.4%. Across the European Union, average annual growth is forecast at 1.4%, also peaking at 1.6% in 2028.<\/p>\n
According to the report, Europe’s relatively modest growth outlook reflects several structural challenges, including high public debt, aging populations, weak productivity growth, elevated energy costs, and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.<\/p>\n
Among European economies, Malta and Kosovo are projected to record the strongest average annual GDP growth at 4.0%, followed by Ukraine at 3.8%, ahead of Serbia (3.52%) and Moldova (3.5%).<\/p>\n
The IMF identifies post-war reconstruction as the primary driver of Ukraine’s future economic expansion. The report also anticipates a substantial inflow of foreign investment, which could reach $600 billion.<\/p>\n
However, the forecast is based on the assumption that the war will come to an end. If hostilities continue, Ukraine’s economic growth could slow to approximately 1% as early as 2027, significantly weakening the country’s medium-term growth outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":151888,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-151887","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/151887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=151887"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=151887"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=151887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}