Dynamic foreign trade of Mykolaiv region in export of goods is an indicator of products competitiveness on the world market.

Export exceed imports in 2-3 times and reached 2,0 billion dollars a year. About 350 companies engage in trading with partners from 130 countries worldwide.

Exports consist of cereal crops, alumina, engineering products, oil, transport and business services, repair and maintenance of vessels, etc.

Enterprises of the region import ore, mechanical and electrical equipment, vehicles, food and chemical industry products, non-precious metals.

Foreign investors invested more than 200 mln. dollars of direct investments into the regional economic development. European Union including Cyprus, the Netherlands, Australia and Belgium invested about 80% of the capital.

Most attractive sectors of the economy to invest in are marine complex and industry, in particular, the production of food and energy.

Enterprises with foreign investments are successfully operating in the region:

LLC “Specialized Sea Port “Nika-Tera”, LLC “Ukrainian Sugar Company”, PJSC “Laktalis-Nikolaev”, LLC “Everi”, LLC “Sandora” etc.

Investment projects of world known companies are being successfully realized in the region: “Cofco”, “Bunge”, “PepsiCo”, “Groupe Lactalis”, “Dyckerhoff”.