Political Corruption Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Political Corruption Index was 0.641 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Corruption Index in Ukraine, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.641 for political corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Ukraine peaked at 0.892 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 1990.
Ukraine ranks 66th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Political Corruption Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.38 | — |
| 1991 | 0.427 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.571 | +33.7% |
| 1993 | 0.65 | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.67 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.775 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 0.801 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.879 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.881 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.866 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.869 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.874 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.883 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.847 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.834 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.85 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.849 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.845 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.867 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.883 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.892 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.887 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.804 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.784 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.764 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.754 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.746 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.665 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.688 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.666 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.594 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.61 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.633 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.641 | +1.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.641 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.641 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political 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 | +33.7% | 0.427 | 0.571 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6835 | 0.38 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8584 | 0.834 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8071 | 0.665 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6387 | 0.594 | 0.688 | 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 political corruption index in Ukraine?
- Political corruption index in Ukraine was 0.641 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.892 in 2011.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for political corruption index?
- Ukraine ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.