That 10-year cost estimate is up from $411 billion last March, with housing needs topping the list at $80 billion or 17%, followed by transport needs of $74 billion or 15%, and commerce and industry at $67.5 billion, or 14%.
The new estimate excludes reconstruction needs already met through the Ukraine state budget or through partners and international support.
He said the Ukrainian economy had proven remarkably resilient in the face of the war.
Four of five firms continued to operate in Ukraine, despite the war, with many relying on digital operations or moving sites to stay in business, he added.
The number of internally displaced persons had also gone down to around 3.7 million, compared with 5.4 million in spring 2023.
Persons:
Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Arup Banerji, Banerji, Andrea Shalal, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
World Bank, United, European Commission
Locations:
United Nations, Eastern Europe, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukrainian