Public Sector Corruption Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.528 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public Sector Corruption Index in Ukraine, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.528 for public sector corruption index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Ukraine peaked at 0.922 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.432, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 86th 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.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.625 | — |
| 1991 | 0.654 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.726 | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.786 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.884 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.922 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.858 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.881 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.745 | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.718 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.767 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.756 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.739 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.779 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.785 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.762 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.687 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.672 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.653 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.648 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.614 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.521 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.584 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.586 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.432 | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 0.468 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.498 | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 0.528 | +6.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.528 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5295, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.528 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1945, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8285 | 0.625 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7959 | 0.718 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6912 | 0.521 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.516 | 0.432 | 0.586 | 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 public sector corruption index in Ukraine?
- Public sector corruption index in Ukraine was 0.528 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.922 in 1995.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.432 in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for public sector corruption index?
- Ukraine ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Public Sector 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 public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).