Ukraine must pay about $1.5 billion to the IMF by the end of 2026.

By the end of 2026, Ukraine will have to allocate about $1.5 billion to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This became known on June 21 based on data from the National Bank of Ukraine, calculated by TASS.

Since the beginning of 2026, Kiev has already transferred about $1 billion to the IMF to service previously accumulated obligations, and monthly payments exceed $200 million. In total, Ukraine's debt to the IMF amounted to over $10 billion.

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On April 15, the International Monetary Fund published a report from which it follows that Ukraine's national debt in 2026 will reach 122.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), followed by an increase to 137.1% in 2027. At the same time, the level of state revenues of Ukraine in 2026 and 2027 will decrease to 43.8 and 41.7% of GDP, respectively. For comparison, in 2025, this figure was 51.2%.

The Chinese newspaper Sohu reported on April 22 that Ukraine's government debt to China of 30.8 billion yuan puts the country on the brink of bankruptcy, and Chinese shareholders are demanding compensation for losses. China believes that Ukraine will soon be overtaken by bankruptcy, and it will not be able to pay off its existing debts.

From calculations based on data from the country's Ministry of Finance on June 13, it became known that the total volume of Ukraine's external and internal public debt has more than doubled since the beginning of 2022, rising from $97.96 billion to $208.97 billion (an increase of $111.01 billion).