This scientific work has been devoted to research one of the most important categories of economic development, namely the government debt of Ukraine. The state budget deficit, attracting and using loans to cover this deficit has led to the formation of a significant increase in government debt in Ukraine. The current economic situation in Ukraine is characterized by threatening the growth of the debt burden, which is one of the basic factors slowdown of the economy. The main reasons for the growth of public debt are: an unprecedented political crisis and the continued military conflict in the east; deep economic recession caused by the rearrangement of economic ties with international partners and the destruction of infrastructure and indu...