Ministry of Economy (Ukraine)


The Ministry for Development of Economy and Trade is the main authority in the system of central government of Ukraine responsible for formation and realization of state economic and social development policies ; regulation of consumer prices; industrial, investment and trade economic policies; development of entrepreneurship; technical regulation and security of consumer rights; inter-agency coordination of economic and social cooperation of Ukraine with the European Union. In 2019-2020 it also encompassed functions of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, and since 17 July 2025 ministries of Agrarian Policy and Environment have been merged into its structure.
The ministry is based on the former Ministry of Economy, taking its origin from the Planning Commission of the Ukrainian SSR. Over the years it included such former ministries as Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. Activities of the current ministry are coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Structure

The ministry consists of the central body of ministry headed by its leadership composed of a minister, first deputy and other deputies to assist the minister. Ministry elects several state administrations representatives to coordinate operations of the government companies.
Between September and mid-December 2020 the ministry was also responsible for Ukraine's agricultural policy. On 29 August 2019 the Honcharuk Government merged the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food into the ministry. On 17 December 2020 the agricultural ministry was resurrected when Roman Leshchenko was appointed as Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food of the Shmyhal Government.

State agencies

List of ministers

Soviet Ukraine

'''Trade'''

Ukraine (since 1991)

Trade
Foreign economic relations
'''Economy'''