Growth of international reserves: how much money Ukraine received in September
8 October 09:36
In September 2025, Ukraine’s international reserves increased by $500 million, or 1.1%, and as of October 1 reached $46.52 billion. This was reported by the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
The increase in reserves was made possible by receipts from international partners, a decrease in the NBU’s net sale of foreign currency on the interbank market, and the revaluation of financial instruments.
International aid: how much did Ukraine receive?
In September, the government’s foreign currency accounts at the NBU received $2.9 billion. The main sources:
- $1.43 billion – through the World Bank accounts;
- $1.17 billion from the European Union under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative;
- $298.4 million – from the placement of domestic government bonds.
Public debt payments and repayments
At the same time, the government made payments for the servicing and repayment of public debt in the amount of USD 563.6 million. This included:
- uSD 464.4 million. USD 464.4 million for domestic government bonds;
- uSD 62.2 million to the World Bank. USD 62.2 million – to the World Bank;
- 6.4 million dollars. USD 6.4 million to the European Investment Bank;
- uSD 30.6 million to other creditors. USD 1.6 million to other creditors.
In addition, USD 254.4 million was paid to the International Monetary Fund.
Foreign exchange market: sales of foreign currency declined
In September, the NBU sold USD 2.29 billion on the foreign exchange market. In September, the NBU sold USD 2.29 billion on the foreign exchange market, while buying back only USD 1.7 million to its reserves. THE NBU BOUGHT BACK ONLY USD 1.7 MILLION INTO RESERVES.
Thus, net foreign exchange sales amounted to USD 2.29 billion. This is 15% less than in August.
Revaluation of financial instruments
In September, due to changes in the market value of assets and exchange rates, the value of financial instruments in reserves increased by USD 690.6 million. USD.
What do these figures mean?
According to the NBU, the current volume of international reserves covers about 5.1 months of future imports.
This is one of the highest figures in recent years, which demonstrates the stability of the financial system and effective cooperation between Ukraine and its international partners.
When the NBU updates data
The NBU publishes information on international reserves on a monthly basis:
- preliminary data by the 7th day of the month;
- revised figures are published by the 21st day of each month.
