In March 2026, a sharp increase in the population’s interest in purchasing foreign currency was recorded. The net average daily demand of Ukrainians for cash dollars and euros soared by 78% compared to the previous month. This was reported by financial analyst Andriy Shevchyshyn on his Facebook page.
According to the expert, this figure reached $44 million per day, the highest in the last 14 months.
This behavior of the population reflects the strengthening of devaluation expectations amid instability in global energy markets and the general rise in the value of the dollar in Ukraine. Citizens are trying to convert their savings into hard currency, which puts additional pressure on the cash segment of the market.
The largest share of transactions traditionally falls in the capital. Kyiv accounts for 26.7% of total cash currency purchases.
