Domestic Intersectoral Linkages in Ukraine’s Economy: Typology and Structural Gaps

This study assesses sectoral roles in Ukraine’s intersectoral linkages in 2022 relative to 2002 and 2012. The calculations are based on national Input–Output Tables and apply the classical Rasmussen method, the economic-weight dimension and extended scale-adjusted indicators. Comparing typologies from the domestic and total matrices identifies role changes associated with imported intermediate inputs. The results obtained using the classical method are also compared with those for Germany, Poland and Slovakia. In 2022, the leading positions were held by extractive industries and primary processing. Accounting for economic weight reveals a more stable core: agriculture and food production, energy, trade and transport, financial services, real estate, public administration, education and health care. The share of sectors whose roles changed between the domestic and total matrices rose to 20%, compared with 16% in 2002 and 14% in 2012. The cross-country comparison using the classical method shows that, despite a similar number of key sectors, their composition differs: construction, transport and logistics are more prominent in the comparator countries, while extraction and primary processing prevail in Ukraine; agriculture is the only key sector shared with Poland and Slovakia. The article shows that combining linkage intensity, economic weight and the import component provides a stronger basis for identifying sectors capable of supporting Ukraine’s structural recovery.