Ukraine: Dry figures reflect economic reality

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Ten years ago, Ukraine ranked 5th in the world in the export of grain. Russia ranked 11th .
Last year, Russia was in third place , producing 20 percent of world grain exports , in the opinion of experts , will close 25 percent of exports . And Ukraine down to 14th place . At the same time in ten years , grain prices rose by almost 150%

In 2013, Russia's GDP was equal to the GDP of Great Britain and was 2 trillion 118 billion dollars a year. Ukraine's GDP in 2013 is 175 billion and Vietnam's GDP and slightly higher GDP Angola. in 2004, Russia's GDP was 1 trillion 449 billion dollars and was equivalent to Canada's GDP . Ukraine's GDP in 2004 was 312 billion dollars and was equivalent to the GDP of Saudi Arabia and Belgium.

That is, for 9 years , Russia's GDP grew by half , bringing it up to the level of developed countries with comparable populations . Ukraine's GDP fell by half, dropping it below the level of the developing countries.

I took data from the IMF website .

It was in 2004 in the Orange Revolution Ukraine embarked on a break of economic relations with Russia . It was in 2004, Ukraine have stated that they no longer want to feed and change the Russian markets for their agricultural products , resulting in Russia began to develop their own agriculture.

This is just one of the reasons for the fall in GDP .

The second reason was overheated in recent years the market for metals , which bet Akhmetov . As a result, he was forced to sell the products of metallurgical plants at bargain prices.

World Bank experts predict a 30 percent drop in GDP of Ukraine in the case of Ukraine's integration into the European Union , as a result of entering the Russian duties and regulations in force in relations with the EU .
That Ukraine will drop to the level of Myanmar and the Dominican Republic .

And now about the main example that lead Ukrainian supporters of European integration - in Poland in 2004, Poland's GDP amounted to 490 milliard dollars in 2013 Poland's GDP was 516 billion . With inflation at 15 percent, that is , real GDP fell Poland after EU accession .

The following example is a late entry into the EU - Hungary: in 2004 the Hungarian GDP was 152 milliard dollars in 2013, the Hungarian GDP fell to $ 130 billion . Given that Hungary did not sever relations with traditional partners . Exclusively due to regulations in force within the EU do not allow new members to develop their own production.

GDP figures as Italy, Greece simply appalling.

Germany's GDP in 2004 - 2000000000000 390 milliard dollars in 2013, $ 3 trillion 635 billion . That is, GDP growth in Germany is Russia's GDP growth and achieved it by the fall in GDP of other countries that have been taken in recent years in the EU.

World GDP growth from 2004 to 2013 : from 55 trillion 654 billion to 73 trillion 454 billion, which is fully consistent with the dynamics of GDP growth in Russia and Germany , with one difference - the growth of Russia , by the internal processes and the growth of Germany - the impoverishment of other European countries.

Actually I do not care what happens in terms of economy in Ukraine and Russia , but it was necessary to understand what is so much talk and dream about my Ukrainian friends .