Dnepropetrovsk region among to the top three investment-attractive regions of Ukraine and has a strong economic potential.
The competitive advantages of the region are:
– Strategically attractive economic and geographical location in central Europe;
– high transit potential;
– a powerful industrial complex (mining industry, coal industry, machine-building, space industry);
– significant mineral deposits, a favorable climate for farming, soil quality;
– developed transport infrastructure;
– high rates of social and economic development of the region;
– organizational support for implementation of investment projects;
– a powerful educational and research facilities, the availability of competitive workforce;
– developed financial infrastructure.
The region has a powerful industrial potential. On the territory of the Dnepropetrovsk region located about 700 industrial enterprises 20 main economic activities. In the structure of industrial production is dominated by the following economic activities: the production of metal, machinery, ore extraction, food production, chemical production. Dnepropetrovsk region produces 18.4% of the total sold industrial production in Ukraine, according to this indicator region is ranked 2nd.
Businesses and organizations of Dnepropetrovsk region exporting products to 85 countries. Imports to the region come from the 56 countries of the world.
|
№ |
Main export partners
|
%
|
Main import partners | %
|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 27,5 | Russian Federation | 24,7 |
| 2 | China | 10,5 | China | 11,4 |
| 3 | Iraq | 5,6 | Germany | 7,2 |
| 4 | Turkey | 5,4 | United States of America | 7,1 |
| 5 | Poland | 4,8 | Italy | 5,5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 2,8 | Kazakhstan | 3,1 |
At the end of 2015 7.1054 billion dollars of direct investment was attracted into the economy of the Dnepropetrovsk region. In terms of foreign direct investment, the region confidently holds first place in Ukraine.
The main countries-investors Dnepropetrovsk region at the end of 2015:
(According to the Dnepropetrovsk region information Main Statistical Office)
|
Volumes of foreign direct investment (mln. dollars of USA)
|
% | |
Total |
7105,4 | 100,0 |
| Including: | ||
| Germany | 4290,0 | 60,4 |
| Cyprus | 1296,2 | 18,2 |
| Virgin Islands (Brit.) | 667,0 | 9,4 |
| Netherlands | 165,4 | 2,3 |
| Belize | 103,0 | 1,4 |
| Austria | 102,0 | 1,4 |
| Russian Federation | 68,9 | 1,0 |
| United Kingdom | 68,6 | 1,0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,8 | 0,7 |
| Estonia | 39,5 | 0,6 |
| Hungary | 39,4 | 0,6 |
| Marshall Islands | 23,7 | 0,3 |
| Seychelles | 23,1 | 0,3 |
| Belgium | 21,8 | 0,3 |
| Luxembourg | 21,1 | 0,3 |
| Czech Republic | 20,0 | 0,3 |
| Switzerland | 18,5 | 0,3 |
| Latvia | 12,7 | 0,2 |
| Israel | 8,9 | 0,1 |
| France | 7,5 | 0,1 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7,2 | 0,1 |
| Turkey | 6,4 | 0,1 |
| Dominica | 6,3 | 0,1 |
| Other countries | 5,2 | 0,1 |
| Estonia | 36,2 | 0,4 |
Geographical structure of foreign trade of goods
Dnepropetrovsk region in 2015
| Export | Import | Balance | |||
| thousands dol.of USA | in % 2014 | thousands dol.of USA | in %
2014 |
||
| Total | 5905626,7 | 72,9 | 2881769,9 | 68,4 | 3023856,7 |
| Including | |||||
| Australia | 190,8 | 117,1 | 23340,0 | 98,8 | –23149,2 |
| Austria | 16350,7 | 86,3 | 30251,5 | 54,4 | –13900,8 |
| Azerbaijan | 70332,2 | 39,3 | 3689,0 | 87,8 | 66643,2 |
| Algeria | 21104,0 | 84,9 | 1146,9 | 56,4 | 19957,1 |
| Argentina | 8333,5 | 444,8 | 7100,5 | 75,7 | 1232,9 |
| Bangladesh | 26721,0 | 93,2 | 175,1 | 34,1 | 26545,9 |
| Belgium | 10844,3 | 85,6 | 23387,0 | 44,9 | –12542,7 |
| Byelorussia | 76732,7 | 51,3 | 85872,8 | 60,8 | –9140,1 |
| Bulgaria | 59607,0 | 88,1 | 6443,2 | 66,1 | 53163,8 |
| Brazil | 6727,9 | 242,1 | 5791,0 | 28,6 | 936,9 |
| United Kingdom | 23955,2 | 79,6 | 18188,9 | 50,4 | 5766,3 |
| Vietnam | 487,3 | 18,2 | 7707,1 | 47,6 | –7219,8 |
| Armenia | 11625,2 | 43,5 | 55,7 | 7,9 | 11569,5 |
| Ghana | 14584,4 | 194,4 | 67727,9 | 121,9 | –53143,4 |
| Greece | 29869,5 | 145,0 | 3801,9 | 38,8 | 26067,6 |
| Georgia | 68941,4 | 75,2 | 13017,4 | 46,7 | 55923,9 |
| Denmark | 2996,4 | 124,9 | 3828,1 | 36,2 | –831,7 |
| Ecuador | 40,9 | 0,9 | 2425,7 | 8,9 | –2384,8 |
| Estonia | 6909,0 | 100,0 | 6801,2 | 71,6 | 107,8 |
| Ethiopia | 43078,7 | 160,4 | 104,3 | 163,0 | 42974,5 |
| Egypt | 801656,6 | 153,7 | 1593,6 | 28,5 | 800063,0 |
| Israel | 93428,7 | 118,8 | 3308,5 | 49,9 | 90120,2 |
| India | 109865,6 | 99,8 | 53148,5 | 65,6 | 56717,1 |
| Iraq | 262565,2 | 69,6 | – | – | 262565,2 |
| Iran | 13564,3 | 77,0 | 1546,8 | 36,2 | 12017,5 |
| Spain | 65060,1 | 188,5 | 30689,6 | 67,8 | 34370,4 |
| Italy | 92059,8 | 113,8 | 61579,0 | 52,5 | 30480,8 |
| Yordanov | 48912,0 | 67,1 | – | – | 48912,0 |
| Kazakhstan | 55773,2 | 68,0 | 147037,7 | 103,8 | –91264,5 |
| Canada | 386,2 | 8,1 | 12761,9 | 92,3 | –12375,7 |
| China | 772554,8 | 60,8 | 360480,7 | 68,0 | 412074,1 |
| Korea | 39103,9 | 57,4 | 27403,4 | 74,1 | 11700,5 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 9031,4 | 135,4 | 7753,1 | 74,9 | 1278,3 |
| Latvia | 8309,5 | 71,7 | 4824,1 | 61,5 | 3485,5 |
| Lithuania | 19821,0 | 57,3 | 66081,8 | 141,5 | –46260,7 |
| Lebanon | 38152,8 | 81,6 | 0,4 | 35,6 | 38152,4 |
| Morocco | 18303,5 | 54,7 | 242,9 | 32,5 | 18060,6 |
| Mexico | 7697,6 | 1246,0 | 6395,0 | 69,0 | 1302,6 |
| Moldavia | 52358,3 | 76,8 | 4080,7 | 54,2 | 48277,6 |
| Nigeria | 46026,7 | 47,6 | 159,3 | 76,3 | 45867,5 |
| Holland | 46202,6 | 118,1 | 28915,5 | 50,2 | 17287,0 |
| Germany | 93889,2 | 72,9 | 177576,9 | 54,6 | –83687,7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 26994,7 | 122,1 | 9553,3 | 356,0 | 17441,4 |
| Oman | 5413,4 | 885,6 | – | – | 5413,4 |
| South Africa | 332,7 | 21,9 | 40726,8 | 106,8 | –40394,0 |
| Poland | 320849,0 | 66,6 | 240824,9 | 80,6 | 80024,1 |
| Portugal | 4464,5 | 77,4 | 2598,1 | 56,1 | 1866,4 |
| Russia | 745949,0 | 41,7 | 656473,5 | 74,6 | 89475,5 |
| Romania | 134760,9 | 102,3 | 19706,8 | 22,7 | 115054,1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 248175,9 | 699,2 | 3080,5 | 37,3 | 245095,4 |
| Senegal | 37249,4 | 92,5 | 2,1 | 4,3 | 37247,3 |
| Syria | 5848,3 | 24,9 | 775,2 | 185,8 | 5073,1 |
| Slovakia | 84531,3 | 57,6 | 35247,0 | 85,7 | 49284,3 |
| USA | 116236,0 | 111,6 | 125888,5 | 59,6 | –9652,5 |
| Tunisia | 27025,4 | 121,7 | 59,6 | 69,5 | 26965,8 |
| Turkey | 493877,8 | 68,4 | 84503,7 | 65,1 | 409374,1 |
| Turkmenistan | 39463,2 | 41,7 | 1078,9 | 127,5 | 38384,3 |
| Hungary | 14277,6 | 22,7 | 52702,5 | 72,5 | –38424,9 |
| France | 30726,9 | 50,5 | 40240,3 | 43,3 | –9513,4 |
| Czech Republic | 155378,1 | 68,8 | 25769,8 | 67,6 | 129608,2 |
| Switzerland | 17229,9 | 507,4 | 11352,7 | 40,0 | 5877,2 |
| Japan | 3762,6 | 28,0 | 11811,2 | 48,2 | –8048,5 |
Priority sectors for investment are:
– Agribusiness;
-building;
– a high-tech engineering;
– mining and metallurgy complex;
– light industry;
– space industry.