Key points
- There are currently 21,967 entrepreneurs with foreign citizenship registered in Ukraine.
- The largest number of foreign FOPs are citizens of Russia, followed by citizens of Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Moldova.
- Every fourth foreign entrepreneur is registered in Kyiv – 5,216 people.
- Almost 55% of all foreigners who started a business in Ukraine are concentrated in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa.
- The most popular field of activity among foreigners is retail trade, followed by warehousing, wholesale trade, HoReCa, and IT.
There are currently 21,967 entrepreneurs with foreign citizenship registered in Ukraine. On average, 1,896 cases of foreigners are opened every year since the start of the full-scale war, according to Opendatabot data.
The largest number of foreign FOPs are citizens of the Russian Federation: 4,593, or every fifth one.
They are followed by citizens of Vietnam – 1,994, Azerbaijan – 1,635, Uzbekistan – 1,469, and Moldova – 1,118. Almost half of the foreigners with their own business in Ukraine come from these five countries.
Every fourth foreign entrepreneur is registered in Kyiv – 5,216 people. The second place is occupied by Kharkiv region with 3,506 FOPs, the third – Odesa region with 3,295.
These three regions account for almost 55% of all foreigners who have started a business in Ukraine.
Most often, foreigners work in the field of retail trade – 6,346 FOPs. They are also popular in warehousing – 2,746, wholesale trade – 1,732, HoReCa – 1,703, and IT – 1,624.
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