Forex purchases by private individuals in Ukraine exceed sales by $0.79 bln in Jan 2026
MOSCOW. Feb 6 (Interfax) - The volume of foreign currency purchased by private individuals in Ukraine in January 2026 exceeded sales by an equivalent of $0.79 billion, which is slightly more than the $0.73 billion recorded in December 2025, but significantly less than the $1.29 billion in January 2025, Ukrainian media said citing National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) data.
Compared to December 2025, purchases of cash forex decreased by $306.8 million to $1.927 billion, while its sales decreased by $363.1 million to $1.139 billion.
Private individuals purchased $1.344 billion in cash U.S. dollars in January 2026, down by $232.1 million from December 2025. They also sold $838.7 million in January, which is $279.0 million less than in December.
At the same time, private individuals purchased an amount of cash euros equivalent to $531.0 million in January 2026, which is $58.5 million less than in December 2025, and sold $250.6 million, down by $65.8 million.
As for bank clients' transactions with non-cash forex, they bought $8.419 billion in January 2026 (down by $2. 935 billion from December 2025) and sold $6.133 billion (down $2.207 billion).
Interbank transactions decreased in January 2026 by $1.616 billion to $7.137 billion compared to December 2025.
Compared to January 2025, purchases of non-cash forex by bank clients increased by $61.5 million, while its sales decreased by $439.2 million. At the same time, the volume of interbank transactions increased year-on-year by $1.021 billion.
The official hryvnia-dollar exchange rate rose by UAH 0.46 to UAH 42.85/$1 in January 2026 compared to December 2025 due to seasonal factors, the NBU said.
At the same time, the euro's value significantly rose in January by UAH 1.39 to an official exchange rate of UAH 51.24/1 euro.
The NBU's net forex interventions declined in January 2026 compared to December 2025 by $1.86 billion to $3.38 billion, which was less than $3.76 billion in January 2025.
