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Food & Agriculture
Food supply chains, agricultural trade, Ukrainian Sea Corridor, Grain from Ukraine, roadmaps and food trade facilitation.
Updated data version · 2026
Ukraine–ASEAN Gateway
A data-driven digital platform for diplomacy, food security, digital transformation, trade, energy resilience, reconstruction, demining, culture and people-to-people cooperation between Ukraine and Southeast Asia.
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US$2.75bnUkraine–ASEAN merchandise trade in 2024
684.1mnASEAN population, 2024
23mn+Diia users in Ukraine
US$588bnUkraine recovery and reconstruction needs
Data version: compiled for portal update on 24 June 2026. Trade figures should be verified with the State Customs Service of Ukraine BI or official UN Comtrade API before formal publication.
Updated Cooperation Dashboard
The previous booklet statistics were updated with newer open-source figures and a 2024 Ukraine–ASEAN trade extract. These indicators can be used as the portal’s new data layer.
11ASEAN member states after Timor-Leste’s admission in 2025
US$3.844tnASEAN trade in goods, 2024
US$230.8bnASEAN FDI inflows, 2024
127.1mninternational visitors to ASEAN, 2024
US$125.1bnUkraine total merchandise trade, 2025
120mn+cargo moved through the Ukrainian Sea Corridor by May 2025
132–133k km²Ukrainian territory still at risk of mine/ERW contamination in early 2026
536UNESCO-verified damaged cultural sites in Ukraine by June 2026
Source notes used for this update: ASEANStats / ASEAN Secretariat, UN Comtrade-linked trade pages and compiled extract, State Customs Service of Ukraine BI reference, MFA of Ukraine, World Bank RDNA5, IEA, IAEA/OECD-NEA, UNESCO and humanitarian demining open data.
Ukraine–ASEAN Relations
The portal keeps the historical milestones from the original vision booklet and updates the political status for 2026.
20 May 2013
ASEAN acknowledged the first Ambassador of Ukraine to ASEAN.
25 Aug 2021
The Parliament of Ukraine obtained Observer status in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.
19 Oct 2021
The ASEAN Research Centre in Ukraine was established.
10 Nov 2022
ASEAN member states reached consensus on Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
21 Dec 2023
The Parliament of Ukraine ratified Ukraine’s accession to the TAC.
2024–2026
Ukraine continues to seek deeper institutional cooperation with ASEAN, including the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner. The portal should use careful wording: “Ukraine seeks to obtain” rather than “Ukraine has obtained”.
Areas of Cooperation
The updated portal preserves the original seven cooperation tracks and adds a stronger data layer for each track.
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Digital Sector
Diia, IT exports, cybersecurity, e-services, digital literacy, GovTech, 5G and threat intelligence.
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Trade
2024 Ukraine–ASEAN trade extract, B2B exchanges, customs cooperation, certification and trade routes.
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Energy
Energy resilience, gas storage, nuclear safety, renewables, efficiency and low-carbon technologies.
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Disaster Management
Preparedness, risk assessment, response, recovery, climate adaptation and institutional cooperation.
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Demining
Mine action, marine demining, expert exchanges, technology, workshops and recovery of productive land.
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Social & Cultural
UNESCO heritage, damaged cultural sites, creative industries, education, youth and people-to-people links.
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Connectivity
Ukraine’s contribution to ASEAN connectivity and resilience through practical sectoral cooperation.
Ukraine–ASEAN Trade 2024
The old 2023 turnover figure was replaced by a compiled 2024 country-by-country extract. For official publication, verify it with UN Comtrade API or the State Customs Service of Ukraine BI.
Merchandise trade reached approximately US$2.75 billion
In 2024, Ukraine–ASEAN merchandise trade was concentrated in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Food and agricultural products remain central to Ukraine’s exports to Southeast Asia, while imports from ASEAN include consumer goods, industrial products, electronics, palm oil, textiles and footwear.
US$2.75bnTotal Ukraine–ASEAN trade turnover, 2024
US$1.12bnUkraine exports to ASEAN, 2024
US$1.63bnUkraine imports from ASEAN, 2024
Turnover by country
Unit: US$ million, current value. Data compiled from public UN Comtrade-linked sources for the portal update.
Key interpretation for the portal
- Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia account for the dominant share of Ukraine–ASEAN merchandise trade.
- Indonesia is the largest positive balance market for Ukraine in the 2024 extract.
- Malaysia remains a priority regional hub for food security, halal cooperation, education, digital transformation and ASEAN outreach.
- Small-volume countries should remain visible on the site, but with carefully verified data notes.
| Rank | Partner | Ukraine exports US$ mn | Ukraine imports US$ mn | Turnover US$ mn | Balance US$ mn | Share |
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| 1 | VietnamVNM | 263.52 | 620.21 | 883.73 | -356.69 | 32.16% |
| 2 | IndonesiaIDN | 520.74 | 232.54 | 753.28 | 288.20 | 27.42% |
| 3 | ThailandTHA | 172.02 | 277.50 | 449.52 | -105.48 | 16.36% |
| 4 | MalaysiaMYS | 111.09 | 317.17 | 428.26 | -206.08 | 15.59% |
| 5 | PhilippinesPHL | 12.26 | 57.34 | 69.60 | -45.08 | 2.53% |
| 6 | SingaporeSGP | 38.45 | 23.29 | 61.74 | 15.16 | 2.25% |
| 7 | MyanmarMMR | 0.47 | 49.57 | 50.04 | -49.10 | 1.82% |
| 8 | CambodiaKHM | 2.55 | 42.82 | 45.37 | -40.27 | 1.65% |
| 9 | LaosLAO | 0.31 | 5.46 | 5.77 | -5.15 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Timor-LesteTLS | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.11 | -0.06 | 0.00% |
| 11 | BruneiBRN | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.07 | -0.06 | 0.00% |
Methodological note: this table is a portal-ready extract based on public UN Comtrade-linked pages and should be treated as a working dataset. The strongest official version should be produced from the State Customs Service of Ukraine BI export or UN Comtrade API with Ukraine as reporter and all 11 ASEAN partners.
Food Security and Agriculture
The old Black Sea Grain Initiative statistics are now treated as historical data, while the portal foregrounds the Ukrainian Sea Corridor and Grain from Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Sea Corridor
120mn+ tonnes of cargo had moved through the Ukrainian Sea Corridor by May 2025, including approximately 76mn tonnes of agricultural products.
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Grain from Ukraine
The programme mobilised around US$220mn in support and delivered Ukrainian grain to countries facing food insecurity, including more than 170,000 tonnes of wheat in the official programme reporting.
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2024 Harvest
Ukraine harvested about 56.7mn tonnes of grain in 2024, including about 22.6mn tonnes of wheat. Wheat output in 2025 was estimated around 23mn tonnes.
Historical Black Sea Grain Initiative data
- Shipments reached 45 countries on three continents.
- Approximate destination split: 46% Asia, 40% Western Europe, 12% Africa and 1% Eastern Europe.
- WFP shipments from Black Sea ports exceeded 725,000 tonnes of wheat to countries facing acute food insecurity.
Partnership offer for ASEAN
- Roadmaps for secure supply chains from Ukraine to ASEAN and vice versa.
- Food trade facilitation and reduction of technical barriers.
- Coordination with non-government stakeholders and capacity building.
- Halal cooperation with Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
Digital Ukraine
Ukraine’s digital sector is one of the strongest cooperation tracks for ASEAN: it combines a mature IT export industry, practical e-government experience and wartime digital resilience.
US$7.85bnestimated IT market size in 2025
305,000IT professionals
23mn+Diia users
IT sector indicators
- IT services exports: US$7.3bn in 2022, US$6.7bn in 2023 and US$6.45bn in 2024.
- 2,243 active IT companies.
- Technology sector contributes around 41.6% of service exports.
- Estimated IT sector taxes: US$1.2bn.
Digital state
- Diia, Diia.Engine, Diia.Business and Diia.Education.
- 59% of Ukrainians use e-government services in 2026.
- Diia.Education reached around 6mn people through digital literacy programmes.
ASEAN cooperation
- 5G and digital infrastructure.
- Cyber resilience and threat intelligence sharing.
- Digital literacy and electronic service development.
- Joint R&D in cybersecurity, AI and GovTech.
Energy Resilience
The energy block was updated to avoid outdated ranking claims and focus on precise resilience, storage and nuclear safety indicators.
38 GWdispatchable generation capacity before 2022
12 GWavailable capacity after major 2024 attacks, according to open assessments
30.95 bcmtechnical capacity of Ukraine’s underground gas storage system
6 reactorsZaporizhzhia NPP, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, under Russian occupation
Recommended wording
Ukraine’s energy system remains a key element of European energy security, with one of Europe’s largest underground gas storage systems and major experience in maintaining energy resilience under wartime attacks.
Nuclear safety
Ukraine has a major civil nuclear energy sector, while the Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia NPP has created unprecedented nuclear safety and security challenges.
ASEAN cooperation
Energy security, renewable and alternative energy sources, energy efficiency, safety standards, low-carbon technologies and conservation practices.
Rebuild Ukraine
The reconstruction block now uses the latest RDNA5 headline estimates and can be used to invite ASEAN partners into specific recovery sectors.
Recovery and reconstruction needs: almost US$588 billion
Ukraine’s reconstruction is not only about rebuilding what was destroyed. It is also about creating a modern, resilient, innovative and future-oriented European country with opportunities for responsible international partners.
US$588bnestimated needs over 10 years
US$195.1bndirect damage by 31 Dec 2025
US$666.7bnsocioeconomic losses estimate
Priority sectors
Housing, transport and energy remain among the most heavily affected sectors. ASEAN companies can explore infrastructure, logistics, healthcare, digital solutions, agriculture and green recovery.
Kakhovka disaster
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam caused nearly US$14bn in estimated damage and losses, with recovery needs of around US$5.04bn.
Disaster management
Ukraine can share experience in disaster prevention, mitigation, risk assessment, monitoring, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation in uncertain times.
Humanitarian Demining
The older 174,000 km² and US$37.4bn estimates were replaced with newer 2025–2026 mine action estimates.
132–133k km²territory still at risk of contamination by mines and explosive remnants of war
41,924 km²+territory returned to safe use
6mnpeople living in areas with mine or ERW threat
US$34.6bnestimated full demining cost over 10 years
Economic impact
Open assessments indicate that every US$1 invested in humanitarian demining can generate up to US$4 in economic return by restoring land, livelihoods and infrastructure.
ASEAN cooperation
Cooperation with the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center, marine demining, post-conflict and disaster-affected areas, technology and innovation.
Practical formats
Consultations, workshops, expert exchanges, skills training and joint knowledge products on demining best practices.
Social and Cultural Cooperation
The culture block now combines positive heritage diplomacy with an updated picture of cultural damage caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.
8UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
536UNESCO-verified damaged cultural sites by 10 June 2026
7Ukrainian traditions/elements on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage lists
280damaged historical or artistic buildings verified by UNESCO
Damaged cultural sites
- 154 religious sites.
- 41 museums.
- 33 monuments.
- 22 libraries.
- 5 archaeological sites.
- 1 archive.
People-to-people cooperation
Events, exchanges, festivals, art exhibitions, public library cooperation, university links and greater awareness of traditions, heritage and cultures.
Intercultural cooperation
Crimean Tatar–ASEAN intercultural dialogue, creative industries, cuisine, music, craft, youth cooperation and direct university collaboration.
Interested in cooperation with Ukraine?
Whether you represent a business, university, media outlet, government institution or civil society organization, the Ukraine–ASEAN Gateway can help connect you with the right Ukrainian partners.
Business inquiry
University cooperation
Media request
Government contact
Halal and food security cooperation