Executive Corruption Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Executive Corruption Index was 0.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Executive Corruption Index in Ukraine, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, executive corruption index in Ukraine stood at 0.54.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Ukraine peaked at 0.855 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.424, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.516 | — |
| 1991 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.738 | +43.0% |
| 1993 | 0.747 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.732 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.822 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.841 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.805 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.762 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.771 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.793 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.805 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.792 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.784 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.802 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.804 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.855 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.853 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.716 | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.64 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.63 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.52 | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.528 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.424 | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.472 | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.518 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 0.54 | +4.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.54 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Executive Corruption Index in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +43.0% | 0.516 | 0.738 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7399 | 0.516 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7968 | 0.762 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7188 | 0.52 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5017 | 0.424 | 0.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is executive corruption index in Ukraine?
- Executive corruption index in Ukraine was 0.54 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.855 in 2009.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.424 in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for executive corruption index?
- Ukraine ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).