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World Bank Has Estimated That Ukraine Will Need $800 Billion To Rebuild

The estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine's economy after Russia's invasion has risen to $US524 billion ($A826 billion), the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government have found.

A new study by the institutions included data from Russia's invasion three years ago through December 31, including a 70 per cent increase in damages to Ukraine's energy infrastructure from Russian attacks.

It shows an increase of more than seven per cent from the last estimate of $US486 billion one year ago, with housing, transport, energy, commerce, and education being the most affected sectors.

The institutions said in a joint statement that the study quantifies the direct physical damage to buildings and other infrastructure, the impact on people's lives and livelihoods and the cost to "build back better".

US President Donald Trump is pushing to end the war through separate talks with Russia and Ukraine, telling reporters during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron that a deal could be reached in weeks.

"In the past year, Ukraine's recovery needs have continued to grow due to Russia's ongoing attacks," Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in a statement.

Ukraine's government has allocated $US7.37 billion to address priority needs for 2025, with support from donors, but still has a financing gap of nearly $US10 billion, the joint statement said.

The latest assessment, using a universal methodology to assess damages and needs, found that direct damage in Ukraine from Russian attacks has risen to $US176 billion from $US152 billion reported in February 2024.

About 13 per cent of Ukraine's total housing stock has been damaged or destroyed, affecting more than 2.5 million households.

It cited a 70 per cent increase in damaged or destroyed assets in the energy sector, including power generation, transmission, distribution infrastructure, and district heating, since the last assessment one year ago.

The report said the cost of debris clearance and management alone was pegged at almost $US13 billion.

Antonella Bassani, the World Bank's vice president for Europe and Central Asia, said the assessment showed the progress Ukraine has already made on physical and economic recovery, reforms, and reconstruction needs.

It excluded over $US13 billion in needs across eight sectors that Ukraine has already met with the support of its partners and the private sector. 

That includes some $US1.2 billion disbursed from the state budget and donor funds for housing needs and more than 2,000 km of emergency road repairs.

With AAP