Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Ukraine's #1 import source (world lens). Ukraine is the EU's #43 goods supplier.
Ukraine on the world stage
Total imports
$70.8bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$41.7bn
213 partners
#1 import source
China
20.3%
#1 export dest.
Poland
11.3%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Ukraine and the EU
EU imports from
€21.7bn
0.9% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€46.4bn
1.8% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #43 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 2.14
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
140
EUR/MWh
Consumer
99
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
256
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
20%
of generation
Wholesale 104 EUR/MWh · market market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
Wholesale market (war-disrupted)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: limited
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
NEURC (National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission)
War destruction: lost roughly 26 GW of 38 GW pre-war capacity by mid-2024, 70% of thermal generation destroyed, massive grid damage from sustained missile and drone attacks. Nuclear plants remain under threat.
Tracked infrastructure
12 gas plants
2.3 GW
25 coal plants
4.7 GW
14 wind farms
323 MW · 1 building
60 solar farms
2.5 GW
15 nuclear plants
13.8 GW
10 hydro plants
6.2 GW
6 steel plants
22,870 ktpa
18 coal mines
capacity n/a
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
45
9 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
1
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Iron, Other mine, Gold
Mine-water verifiability
Partial
State Water Resources monitoring dashboard + national…
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Monitored ports (1)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
42.1
→ 51.1 by 2050
Fertility
0.99
below replacement
Working-age
67.1%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
28.2
→ 47.8 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 37.9M · peaks 2026
By 2050: -16% (32M)