A billion to grow industrial parks

The concept of industrial park has been enshrined in the Ukrainian legislation since 2013, but their active development began after a full -scale invasion. In 2024, a record number of new parks was registered – 31 (before that it was registered in 2017 and 2023 – 13). 60% of these parks are located on GreenFields (clean fields) and 40% on Brownfield territories (former industrial areas receiving second life).

As of the beginning of 2025, 100 industrial parks with a total area of ​​almost 3 thousand hectares were registered in Ukraine, which is almost equal to the area of ​​Zhytomyr region. On the territory of registered parks already built 12 factoriesand 13 in the construction process. 8% of industrial parks were created in the field of agro -processing, 4% – mechanical engineering, 3% – woodworking, and the majority (61%) – universal.

From the number of registered parks Two are located In Donetsk region, and now it is a zone of active fighting, and one in Lugansk – is in temporary occupation.

Territorial distribution of registered industrial parks in Ukraine as of January 2025

Not all registered parks actually work, that is, they have a management company, engineering networks, at least one built object and at least one operating enterprise. In 2024, the proportion of working parks was 30%, which is much better pre -war indicator in 7.5%.

In addition, the industrial park can be excluded from the registry. Such a mechanism appeared in 2021. The grounds for this are: the absence of a management company within two years from the moment of registration of the park, failure to submit reports to the Ministry of Economy twice in a row, and if none of the park members has started activity for three years.

However, exclusion from the Register does not mean closing the park – it can continue to work, but without receiving government benefits. Also, six months after exclusion from the register, the park may re -apply for inclusion in the Register.

Active work on the exclusion of industrial parks from the Register began in 2025. In the first four months the status of a registered industrial park has lost 4 subjectsand the government is considering the possibility of exclusion 15 parks.

During the Great War, the number of registered industrial parks has increased more than one and a half times. Business uses them for Relocationcreates new production sites and attracts partners. Eg industrial park relocated From Kramatorsk In the Perechyn community in Transcarpathia in 2023, he brought an additional UAH 102 million to the local budget and created more than a thousand jobs.

The volume of total investment of participants and other industrial park entities

Source: CC “Industrial Parks of Ukraine”

Another factor in increasing the number of industrial parks was legislative changes. Law « About Industrial Parks » since 2013 did not anticipate real steps to support new objects. Updated law in 2021 offered for parks a number of incentives. Experts Countedthat thanks to these privileges, the investor can reduce investment costs by 25%, which is an average of UAH 15 million to UAH 60 million of savings in the construction of an enterprise in an industrial park.

Banking for industrial parks provided for by Ukrainian legislation after 2021

* Financial incentives operate only in the case

State support is calculated Both the management company and businesses operating in the industrial park. The first receives irreversible state funds on co -financing for industrial parks. The second can count on tax and customs incentives.

However, these incentives began to be provided only in 2024, when the budget for the first time since 2013 was provided for the financing of industrial park infrastructure in the amount of UAH 1 billion. It happened thanks to the program « Made in Ukraine », aimed at the development of industry in the regions through co -financing of construction and modernization of objects.

Scheme It looks like this: 50% (but up to UAH 150 million) is funded by the state, and 50% – the management company of the industrial park. For the de -industrial areas, the ratio is 80% by 20%. In exchange for state support, the management company, under the terms of the program « Made in Ukraine » and the rules developed by the Ministry of Economy, undertakes Complete the implementation of the projects for two years, and in the next three years to build at least 5,000 square meters of industrial facilities and attract at least two residents in the park.

Although co -financing mechanism worked only in the summer of 2024, the state has already agreed on support 15 industrial parks for the amount of UAH 1.13 billion. UAH 925 million was allocated in 2024 for 13 parks, and 2 more expected funding in 2025. The funds were allocated for the construction of access roads and railways, the arrangement of sewage systems, external water and power supply networks, as well as connection to the power grids.

Such financial support is essential because the results 2023 Of the 73 registered industrial parks, only 66% had access to highways, 26-30% to electric, water and gas supply and 19% to railway tracks.

Territorial distribution of state support by industrial parks in 2024, million UAH

For 2025 government predicted The state budget has UAH 500 million to stimulate the creation and arrangement of industrial parks.

In addition, at the beginning of 2025, 43% of the registered industrial parks received incentives from local authorities – preferential land tax rates or land rental discounts. This form of park support is not required for local communities, but has its advantages. The creation of an industrial park increases the number of jobs for the population and tax revenues to the local budget.

In 2023 the government developed Industrial Park Development Strategy for 2023-2030.

Similar budget expenditures can bear fruit in the future. For example, industrial parks generate 22% of China’s GDPmore than 60% of South Korea production and exports, as well as more than a third of Turkey’s total exports. There is a lot in the world Examples both successful and failure industrial parks.

However, the following questions remain fundamental. Why does the business not want to come to one or another region without incentives from the state? Will the industrial park have a long -term sail on the region where it is located? Will the investment in the industrial park justify themselves?

Encouraging individual entities can distort competition and promote corruption. That is why most countries give up direct budget assistance to industrial parks in favor of consultative support, preferential lease of land or premises, discounts on utilities. Tax incentives are usually limited to tax vacations or tax exemption and duties on import of high -tech equipment.

In Ukraine, industrial parks are at the initial stage of development. According to the statistics of 2022 export of industrial park products was only 0.0146% of total exports Countries. As of July 1, 2024 77 Registered at that time industrial parks with an area of ​​about 2.3 thousand hectares were created 2782 workplaces.

This means that each park has an average of 36 workplaces and one hectare – only 1.2 jobs, which is much smaller predicted Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko an indicator of 50 jobs per 1 ha. Since many registered from the beginning of a full -scale invasion of industrial parks only expand production capacity (currently built 13 factories), you can expect an increase in these indicators over time.