Ukrainians' microloan debts have almost doubled since the beginning of the year – UNIAN
This year, Ukrainians take out 90% of microloans online.
Despite the fact that Ukrainians are taking out fewer microloans than before the full-scale war, the total debt on such loans has almost doubled since the beginning of the year. This is reported by the Opendatabot platform.
“Almost 6 million loans from microfinance organizations totaling UAH 37.1 billion were issued by Ukrainians over the first 9 months of 2024. Although the number of loans remained almost unchanged compared to last year, the amount of loans issued increased 1.3 times,” it says. research.
It is noted that over the year the average microloan amount increased by 28%: from 4,830 UAH (126 dollars) last year to 6,190 (about 150 dollars) this year. At the same time, compared to 2021, the equivalent amount of a microloan even fell slightly: at that time, Ukrainians, on average…