Odessa region is one of the most attractive regions for investment in Ukraine. The main competitive advantage of this area are:
– Advantageous geographical location (seaside and cross-border), which is particularly important for active cooperation with the countries of Europe, Asia, Africa;
– Developed transport infrastructure, which includes a large commercial sea ports, shipping companies and shipyards, the development of rail and road sector;
– The high potential of the industrial sector, which is represented by the following areas: the production of refined petroleum products, machinery, chemical and petrochemical industry, light industry, etc .;
– A strong agricultural sector,
– Promising tourist and recreational complex allows the region is among the three leaders in the development of health – recreation complex;
– A developed market infrastructure;
– Most of the material and resource base;
– Considerable scientific and educational potential.
The leading role in the Odessa region’s economy regains transport and agriculture. The region has the enterprise for the production of refined petroleum products, machinery, metal processing, chemical and petrochemical, light industry. The structure of the economy Odessa region regains priority role agricultural industry and agricultural processing industry, including food processing, fats, industrial processing of fruits and vegetables, production of alcoholic beverages. The enterprises of the region exported manufactured products in 157 countries.
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№ |
Main export partners | %
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Main import partners | %
|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 13,4 | China | 39,4 |
| 2 | Turkey | 11,1 | Russian Federation | 13,1 |
| 3 | India | 7,5 | Turkey | 8,9 |
| 4 | Belize | 5,5 | Romania | 3,8 |
| 5 | Poland | 4,9 | Germany | 2,7 |
| 6 | USA | 4,7 | Korea | 2,7 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2,4 |
At the end of 2015 1.3297 billion dollars of direct investment was attracted into the economy Odessa region.
The main countries-investors of the Odessa regionat the end of 2015:
| Foreign direct investment (million USD) | % | |
| Total | 1329,7 | 100,0 |
| Cyprus | 482,9 | 36,3 |
| Singapore | 168,1 | 12,6 |
| Holland | 115,5 | 8,7 |
| United Kingdom | 97,9 | 7,4 |
| Germany | 62,2 | 4,7 |
| Monaco | 49,5 | 3,7 |
| France | 49,2 | 3,7 |
| USA | 48,9 | 3,7 |
| Switzerland | 44,9 | 3,4 |
| Panama | 35,4 | 2,7 |
| Virgin Islands (Brit.) | 31,3 | 2,3 |
| Dominica | 15,5 | 1,2 |
| Moldavia | 11,8 | 0,9 |
| Luxembourg | 10,0 | 0,7 |
| Hungary | 9,9 | 0,7 |
| Greece | 9,3 | 0,7 |
| India | 8,1 | 0,6 |
| Russia | 7,7 | 0,6 |
| Italy | 7,2 | 0,5 |
| Turkey | 7,1 | 0,5 |
| Estonia | 6,4 | 0,5 |
| Belgium | 6,2 | 0,5 |
| Belize | 5,1 | 0,4 |
| Bulgaria | 4,8 | 0,4 |
| Canada | 3,7 | 0,3 |
| Seychelles | 3,1 | 0,2 |
| Portugal | 3,0 | 0,2 |
| Cayman Islands | 2,9 | 0,2 |
| Finland | 2,6 | 0,2 |
| China | 2,4 | 0,2 |
| Other | 17,1 | 1,3 |
Geographical structure of foreign trade in goods in the region of Odessa in 2015
| Export | Import | Balance | |||
| thousand dollars | in % to 2014 | thousand dollars | in % to 2014 | ||
| Total | 647064,8 | 84,3 | 97027,1 | 55,6 | 550037,7 |
| Including | |||||
| Austria | 11343,5 | 83,2 | 1291,6 | 109,8 | 10051,9 |
| Azerbaijan | 804,2 | 47,5 | 58,1 | 138,4 | 746,1 |
| Anguilla | 661,4 | 93,9 | – | – | 661,4 |
| Bahamas | 2458,3 | 22,5 | – | – | 2458,3 |
| Belize | 6399,0 | 146,4 | – | – | 6399,0 |
| Byelorussia | 2145,1 | 89,9 | 80,3 | 39,3 | 2064,9 |
| Bulgaria | 10825,5 | 154,5 | 6872,0 | 82,5 | 3953,5 |
| United Kingdom | 40327,0 | 91,1 | 4652,2 | 99,6 | 35674,8 |
| Virgin Islands (Brit.) | 54350,8 | 101,8 | 482,8 | 29,6 | 53868 |
| Armenia | 1196,5 | 75,0 | 46,7 | 298,9 | 1149,8 |
| Gibraltar | 1634,8 | 177,5 | – | – | 1634,8 |
| Hong Kong | 13954,8 | 173,9 | 236,9 | 48,7 | 13717,9 |
| Greece | 14063,3 | 103,1 | 1456,0 | 67,3 | 12607,3 |
| Georgia | 3363,5 | 30,7 | 2421,6 | 80,3 | 941,9 |
| Denmark | 13021,8 | 71,0 | 1435,0 | 137,5 | 11586,8 |
| Estonia | 1575,6 | 82,4 | 51,2 | 54,6 | 1524,4 |
| Egypt | 1375,6 | 102,1 | 3,9 | 30,5 | 1371,7 |
| Israel | 6207,5 | 45,1 | 2613,3 | 251,5 | 3594,2 |
| India | 3417,3 | 87,7 | 28,7 | 27,5 | 3388,6 |
| Iraq | 1124,9 | 93,9 | – | – | 1124,9 |
| Spain | 271,2 | 88,3 | 37,5 | 17,4 | 233,7 |
| Italy | 2557,3 | 119,9 | 434,8 | 58,6 | 2122,5 |
| Jordan | 875,1 | 174,6 | 1,5 | 47,8 | 873,6 |
| Cayman Islands | 598,7 | 176,3 | – | – | 598,7 |
| Canada | 584,8 | 39,1 | 97,9 | 16,1 | 486,9 |
| China | 5422,2 | 73,7 | 4329,1 | 150,8 | 1093,1 |
| Cyprus | 22069,7 | 38,4 | 18834,9 | 78,9 | 3234,8 |
| Korea | 1776,9 | 94,7 | 7,4 | 16,2 | 1769,5 |
| Kuwait | 569,2 | 3235,7 | 22,8 | 14,1 | 546,4 |
| Latvia | 2632,7 | 68,8 | 400,1 | 30,9 | 2232,6 |
| Lithuania | 4802,9 | 143,5 | 150,0 | 43,6 | 4652,9 |
| Liberia | 12531,6 | 132,9 | 17,3 | 17,7 | 12514,3 |
| Malaysia | 6410,2 | 104,3 | 13,3 | 410,5 | 6396,9 |
| Malta | 10773,1 | 81,8 | 51,1 | 9292,7 | 10722 |
| Marshall Islands | 15518,6 | 164,8 | 54,4 | 871,6 | 15464,2 |
| Moldavia | 12334,4 | 86,6 | 685,8 | 41,4 | 11648,6 |
| Holland | 11680,9 | 88,6 | 2174,7 | 124,0 | 9506,2 |
| Germany | 19712,0 | 36,1 | 8371,2 | 13,9 | 11340,8 |
| United Arab Emirates | 35021,9 | 103,7 | 1484,3 | 56,0 | 33537,6 |
| Isle Of Man | 3398,9 | 71,6 | 32,3 | 100,0 | 3366,6 |
| Cook Islands | 1179,5 | 197,2 | – | – | 1179,5 |
| Panama | 47250,6 | 97,8 | 1643,1 | 72,6 | 45607,5 |
| South Africa | 747,3 | 14827,0 | 50,2 | 182,4 | 697,1 |
| Poland | 2127,7 | 64,8 | 357,8 | 25,6 | 1769,9 |
| Russia | 13162,2 | 52,6 | 2263,3 | 39,6 | 10898,9 |
| Romania | 1590,0 | 27,6 | 515,8 | 113,6 | 1074,2 |
| St. -Vinsent and the Grenadines | 1293,3 | 241,3 | – | – | 1293,3 |
| Serbia | 5812,1 | 104,3 | 6,6 | 112,2 | 5805,5 |
| Singapore | 6289,4 | 59,4 | 1188,4 | 27,1 | 5101,0 |
| Seychelles | 5542,9 | 145,8 | 16,6 | 28,2 | 5526,3 |
| Slovakia | 1150,6 | 181,0 | 107,0 | 237,6 | 1043,6 |
| USA | 20021,3 | 55,6 | 5255,3 | 80,0 | 14766,0 |
| Taiwan | 996,2 | 75,0 | 3,0 | 350,0 | 993,2 |
| Turkey | 37376,6 | 87,7 | 3246,8 | 74,9 | 34129,8 |
| Turkmenistan | 1849,2 | 68,0 | 0,5 | 1,3 | 1848,7 |
| Hungary | 6380,7 | 246,9 | 640,5 | 92,8 | 5740,2 |
| Finland | 422,5 | 71,2 | 55,1 | 13,9 | 367,4 |
| France | 16487,5 | 84,1 | 11255,5 | 85,8 | 5232,0 |
| Czech Republic | 620,4 | 44,8 | 117,0 | 351,3 | 503,4 |
| Switzerland | 89834,7 | 135,0 | 9052,1 | 77,3 | 80782,6 |
| Japan | 930,9 | 50,0 | 5,1 | 0,5 | 925,8 |
Priority sectors for investment in the region of Odessa:
– transport;
– Agribusiness;
– Information and communication technologies;
– Food and processing industry;
-Fuel-energy complex;
– light industry;
– Tourism and recreation;
– High-tech manufacturing industries.