Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Progress

2014-2025

Introduction

Much has been written regarding the issue of corruption in Ukraine, which is certainly a real and pressing problem. Far fewer resources provide information about Ukraine’s significant progress in combatting that corruption; this page seeks to fill that gap. In only a decade, Ukraine has constructed entirely new democratic institutions dedicated to fighting corruption, emerged as a global leader in data transparency and digitalization, and passed over a hundred anti-corruption reforms. Any conversation about the corruption challenges still faced by Ukraine should thus be placed in context of the progress it has made so far.

Statistics at a glance

Ukraine has passed over 1,600 reforms since 2015, of which many address corruption.
Ukraine's ranking rose by 40 places in the Corruption Perceptions Index from 2013 to 2023.
Experiences with corruption among surveyed Ukrainians dropped from 70% in 2015 to 15% in 2021.
Ukraine's Open Budget Survey score rose from 46 in 2015 to 65 in 2021—the same score as the current #1 country—emerging as an "open budgets champion."
Ukraine rose from 112th place in 2014 to 64th place in 2020 in the Doing Business Index.
Ukraine's Open Data Maturity ranking increased from #17 in 2020 to #3 in 2024, compared to EU members.
Ukraine also ranks #1 in both impact and policy for the Open Data Maturity assessment. With an overall score of 97%, it's rated as a "trend setter."

Note: Corruption perceptions are slow to improve among surveyed Ukrainians due to high levels of media coverage and negative historical experiences. A better measure may be corruption experiences.

A note on the full-scale invasion

Ukraine’s scores have declined on several corruption and transparency indices after the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022. This setback should be viewed in context: focused on defending its existence as a country, Ukraine now has much less money and political capital to spend on anti-corruption measures. The government has also suspended standard budget procedures, classified some data that was previously transparent for security reasons, and sometimes made direct (rather than open) contracts in order to speed up the procurement of vital supplies. All of these factors cause Ukraine to score lower, but should generally be considered as temporary setbacks.

Ukraine's path to progress

1990s

For Ukraine and other countries that gained their independence from the Soviet Union, the 1990s were a period of high instability. During the transition from communism to free markets and democracy, economic opacity and institutional disruptions enabled the rise of the ‘oligarchic system,’ in which a few wealthy individuals held monopolies and had vast control over the media and politics.

2000s

A prime example of this system was the Yanukovych era (2010-2014), regarded by many as a low point for corruption in the country. The pro-Russian president and his associates embezzled as much as $37 billion from the Ukrainian people through various corruption schemes.

2013-2014

The turning point came in 2013, when Yanukovych rejected an association agreement with the European Union. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian protestors gathered at Kyiv’s central square, in what became known as the “Revolution of Dignity.” After months of protests, he fled the country, and a new government was elected.

2014-2024

The year 2014 kicked off a decade of rapid reforms in Ukraine, many of them designed to crack down on corruption. It also led to a substantial shift in societal norms: ten years later, 92% of Ukrainians view corruption as a severe national issue. Intolerance of corruption rose from 37% in 2015 to 54% in 2024, and personal readiness to resist corruption rose from 26% to 49%.

The present

Much progress on corruption still needs to be made, and the full-scale Russian invasion has placed unprecedented strain on Ukrainian institutions. However, the country has made steady and significant progress in just a few years. Ukraine has emerged as a global leader in data transparency and digitalization, and boasts a highly engaged civil society dedicated to fighting corruption.

The future

Many anti-corruption reforms have been set as conditions for Ukraine to join the European Union. Recognizing Ukraine’s progress on reforms, the EU granted it visa-free travel in 2017. In 2022, Ukraine applied and received candidate status to become an EU member. In 2024, the EU opened accession negotiations , stating that “Ukraine’s determination to undertake the necessary reforms has been truly impressive.”

Anti-corruption infrastructure

Investigation

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU)

This independent executive agency is the main body responsible for the investigation of high-level corruption cases. It also prepares cases for prosecution. Since its powers are investigatory, it cannot indict suspects. Instead, its findings are passed on to the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (see the next section).

State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)

This is a law enforcement agency that investigates pre-trial criminal cases involving law enforcement officers, judges, and high-ranking officials. Since the full-scale invasion, it also investigates Russian war crimes and the collaboration of Ukrainian enterprises with Russia. It was supplanted (but not replaced) by the establishment of NABU, and isn't considered fully independent.

Prosecution

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO)

Also known as SAP, this independent office supports and oversees corruption investigations by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). Its main task is to prosecute high-level corruption cases in court. It may also represent the interests of a citizen or state in corruption cases.

Justice

High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC)

This court was created specifically to oversee corruption cases, at the behest of Ukrainian civil society and international organizations. The integrity and political independence of its judges is ensured by the Public Council of International Experts (PCIE), which has the power to block candidates. Appeals to corruption cases are considered by the separate Appeal Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court.

Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA)

This agency is tasked with locating, recovering, and managing "dirty" assets seized in criminal cases, especially corruption cases. It publishes a registry of these assets, and can sell them off in public auctions using the electronic Prozorro.Sale platform.

Prevention

National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP)

This agency formulates and implements anti-corruption policy, for example, by developing State Anti-Corruption Programs. It also works to prevent and detect corruption in local governments, enterprises, and organizations. To this end, it maintains a registry of e-declarations (online asset declarations) required to be released by public officials, collaborates with whistleblowers, monitors conflicts of interest, and monitors the finances of political parties.

Areas of Progress

Here, we summarize just a few of the most significant reforms in each major area of progress.

Open data and digitalization

Open data and digitalization is of the most important areas of innovation in the fight against corruption in Ukraine. Increased transparency related to the state budget and expenditures allows civil society to monitor that all funds are being spent as they should. Furthermore, improving ease of access to public services reduces opportunities for low-level administrative corruption.

In 2015, the Ukrainian government created the eData portal, which publishes information on all public expenditures with just a one-day delay.
2016: An online university application portal was opened, allowing prospective students to submit documents electronically. This allowed them to apply to more universities and reduced opportunities for corruption in the admissions process.
In 2017, the government launched the eHealth platform, which helps to collect healthcare data, link patients and doctors, issue electronic drug prescriptions, and allocate state funds more efficiently. 17 million users joined the platform within 6 months.
In 2018, Ukraine created an Open Budget portal allowing citizens to view information on state revenues and expenditures, credit, financing, debt, and even local budgets.
In 2020, Ukraine launched the Diia (“Action”) platform, a web portal and app offering more than 70 public services, allowing citizens to obtain digital ID and passports, sign documents, register businesses, renew drivers’ licenses, and even pay traffic fines. Diia has won several international design and innovation awards, and now has over 22 million users.

Public procurement

Public procurement was previously one of the worst areas for corruption in Ukraine. The government could sign contracts with favored companies through non-competitive processes, and there were opportunities for embezzlement by inflating the price of contracts. Due to these issues, the country lost $2 billion to corruption in public procurement every year. Increased digitalization and transparency in the procurement process has significantly helped to combat this problem.

In 2015, the Ukrainian government mandated that public procurement be conducted via an electronic platform. It required electronic tenders and auctions, and that all results would be made available to the public. This law received the highest score in Reform Index history.
In 2016, use of the Prozorro (“Transparent”) e-procurement platform was mandated for all central and local government authorities, saving the budget $1.9 billion in its first two years. Its advanced open data system allows users to track the efficiency and transparency of public procurement. Prozorro has won several international awards and is even used by the World Bank.
Also in 2016, the Prozorro.Sale platform was launched, enabling government property to be leased or sold online, which accelerated small-scale privatization in Ukraine. Nowadays, debtors’ assets and sanctioned assets are also sold via Prozorro.Sale.
In 2020, Ukraine launched the Prozorro.Market platform, allowing the government to procure standardized goods via catalogs. This system has proven more efficient and competitive than traditional tenders.
In 2022, the MedData system was launched to monitor the procurement of medicines, as well as inventories in medical facilities.

Integrity of public officials

Some of the most important reforms in this area involve the establishment of agencies to investigate and prosecute government officials for corruption (read more about this in the “Anti-corruption infrastructure” section). However, there have been several other key reforms ensuring the integrity of public servants, mainly related to personal finances and hiring practices.

In early 2015, members of the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) were required to publish asset declarations. In 2016, the requirement to publish electronic asset declarations (“e-declarations”) was extended to hundreds of thousands of public servants.
In 2015, individual and corporate donations to political parties were capped in an attempt to limit the influence of oligarchs. This reform also required political parties to send quarterly reports on their finances to the NACP.
Also at the end of 2015, the Ukrainian government introduced open competitions for public service positions, increasing fairness and quality in hiring. In 2018, it modernized the career.gov.ua portal, which posts civil service vacancies and information on competitions.
In 2023, the NACP adopted a “lifestyle monitoring” procedure based on the asset declarations of public officials, verifying whether their level of expenditures makes sense given their reported income.

Judicial reform

The judicial system is perceived to be highly corrupt in Ukraine, both in terms of unfairness in rulings and the incidence of bribery. The main reforms in this area relate to changes in hiring practices, increased compensation, and evaluations of the integrity of sitting judges. For more information on the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC), see the section “Anti-corruption infrastructure.”

In 2016-2017, reforms increased the political independence of judges and significantly raised their salaries and pensions (low pay for public servants is a risk factor for corruption).
Also during this period, a procedure was adopted for an integrity assessment by the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), which is responsible for the selection of judges. It cooperates with the Public Integrity Council (PIC) of experts and civil society leaders to evaluate judicial integrity. In 2016-2019, the Ukrainian Supreme Court was re-elected using this procedure.
In 2019, a law on judicial self-governance established an Ethics Commission comprised of international experts to evaluate the integrity of members of the High Council of Justice (HCJ). It also involved international experts in the process of electing the HQCJ.
In 2023, a reform was adopted giving members of the Advisory Group of Experts (appointed by the EU Venice Commission or other international organizations) a decisive vote in the selection of candidates for the Constitutional Court, which are otherwise political appointees.
In 2024, the number of judges and employees was increased at the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) so that it could handle an increased workload of corruption cases.

Business environment

Many of the reforms targeting the business environment have sought to reduce opportunities for rent-seeking and administrative corruption through deregulation and simplified procedures. Others have tried to reduce the ability of government officials and law enforcement to pressure businesses.

In 2015, the Ukrainian government simplified licensing procedures and halved the number of activities subject to licensing requirements. It also simplified procedures for obtaining permits in some areas. In 2016, online permit applications were allowed.
To reduce the ability of public officials to pressure businesses, in 2016-2017, the government introduced an automated government supervision system and established the “presumption of innocence” for businesses.
It also limited the ability of the State Fiscal Service (Ukraine’s tax authority) to pressure businesses by not allowing it to open criminal cases against them without evidence and requiring video recordings during searches.
In 2023, Ukraine launched the eEntrepreneur service through the Diia platform (see “Open data and digitalization”), which allows entrepreneurs to register as a special category of taxpayers.
In 2024, the government launched an experiment with the ePermit (Unified State Electronic Permit) system, enabling businesses to obtain various permits and licenses online and obtain documents from various state registries, which will now be interconnected.
There have also been reforms in industries that face particular issues with corruption, such as mining, construction, fishing, public waste management, and public utilities (electricity). These largely involve deregulation; simplified licensing and permitting requirements; improved transparency standards; and the digitalization of bureaucratic processes.

Table of anti-corruption reforms

Progress of anti-corruption reforms

Reform Index score	Date	Reform	Type	Act number
8.5	2015-09-28	Law on the disclosure of public procurement information in accordance with EU directives	law	679-VIII
8	2016-02-17	Law introducing an electronic public procurement system	law	922-VIII
6	2016-04-29	The government has equalized gas prices for the population and heat and power companies with import prices from Europe, and the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities has increased heat tariffs by 75-90%	resolution	315
5.5	2016-07-13	Law on the judiciary and the status of judges	law	1402-VIII
5.5	2016-06-02	Changes to the Constitution of Ukraine regarding justice	law	1401-VIII
5.25	2015-03-18	The government liquidated "UkrEcoResursy"	resolution	128
5.25	2015-02-11	The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has disclosed procurement information for all subordinate enterprises	order	-
5	2018-06-11	Law on the High Anti-Corruption Court	law	2447-VIII
5	2015-10-22	The government opens more than 300 registers and data sets	resolution	835
5	2015-04-04	The Ministry of Justice launched an online service	order	На підставі 191-VIII
5	2015-04-02	Law on deregulation	law	191-VIII;222-VIII
4.6	2015-12-12	The Ministry of Health will carry out all state medicine procurements through international organizations in 2016	resolution	1396-р
4.5	2015-03-18	The Ukrainian government has abolished the re-registration of medicines	resolution	125
4.5	2015-01-27	The Minister of Infrastructure has instructed industry state enterprises to conduct tenders with online broadcasting	order	№81/02/11-15
4.25	2016-06-02	Law on the reform of corporate governance of state-owned enterprises	law	1405-VIII
4	2020-01-23	State procurement of medicines has been transferred from international organizations to the newly created institution “Medical Procurement of Ukraine”	resolution	1172
4	2017-12-01	Law limiting the pressure of law enforcement agencies on businesses	law	2213-VIII
4	2017-01-03	Law on the High Council of Justice	law	1798-VIII
4	2016-07-18	The ability of the State Fiscal Service to open criminal cases against enterprises has been reduced	resolution	-;-
4	2016-05-25	The government has approved the procedure for the operation of the "single window" system at customs	resolution	364
4	2016-01-13	Heads of large state enterprises must be appointed exclusively through a competition: government resolution	resolution	1180
4	2016-01-05	The National Commission for Financial Services has obligated non-bank financial groups to provide information about their activities and owners	resolution	2724
4	2015-07-14	Law making state registry information publicly available	law	597-VIII
4	2015-07-02	Law on the national police	law	580-VIII
4	2015-04-29	The government has halved the gas consumption standards for the population without meters	resolution	237
4	2015-04-09	Law mandating budget managers to publish budget information as open data	law	313-VIII
4	2015-03-10	Law simplifying the procedure for agreeing on land management projects	law	180-VIII
4	2015-03-03	Law on the transparency of public funds use	law	183-VIII
3.5	2016-12-30	Changes to the Tax Code of Ukraine to improve the investment climate in Ukraine	law	1797-VIII
3.5	2015-03-26	Law on licensing types of economic activities	law	222-VIII
3.5	2015-02-04	The Cabinet of Ministers has equalized the legal force of electronic and paper real estate registration documents in Ukraine	resolution	137
3.18	2015-03-03	The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities has increased the gas price for "Ukrgasvydobuvannia" by 2.2 times	resolution	5-1901
3	2024-11-15	New working conditions of MSEK and criteria for determining disability	resolution	1338
3	2018-08-02	Law on the launch of the High Anti-Corruption Court	law	2509-VIII
3	2016-03-16	Law on electronic asset declaration by public servants	law	1022-VIII
3	2016-02-24	The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procedure for electing members of the supervisory boards of state banks	resolution	97
3	2016-02-18	Law on special confiscation implementing FATF recommendations	law	1019-VIII
3	2016-01-06	The government has improved the mechanism for the operation of railway carriers in Ukraine	resolution	1168
3	2015-10-08	Law on state financing of parties and restrictions on contributions from individuals and legal entities to support parties	law	731-VIII
3	2015-10-13	The Cabinet of Ministers has introduced a competitive selection of school directors	resolution	827
3	2015-08-06	Law on road safety	law	596-VIII
3	2015-06-04	Key state companies will be audited by international auditors: government decision	resolution	390
3	2015-03-03	Law defining the procedure for appointing and dismissing the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau	law	198-VIII
3	2015-01-28	Members of Parliament are required to publish income declarations: Speaker's order	order	77-р
3	2015-01-23	The Cabinet of Ministers has canceled the 15% discount at oil auctions	resolution	16
2.94	2015-03-03	The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities has increased the minimum gas tariff for the population by 3.3 times	resolution	583
2.88	2015-03-03	The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities has increased the gas tariff for heat and power companies by 2.2 times	resolution	8-1901
2.5	2021-03-22	Creation of the Economic Security Bureau	law	1150-IX
2.5	2016-04-12	The government has simplified the procedure for obtaining special permits for subsoil use	resolution	277;277;277
2.5	2016-02-22	The Cabinet of Ministers has published the procedure for maintaining VAT refund registers	resolution	68
2.5	2015-11-12	Law on the State Bureau of Investigation	law	794-VIII
2.5	2015-09-14	The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procedure for publishing information on treasury payment transactions on the unified web portal for the use of public funds	resolution	676
2.5	2015-07-14	Changes to the law on the prosecutor's office	law	578-VIII
2.5	2015-04-03	Order abolishing environmental control of isolated ballast in ports	order	82
2.5	2015-02-20	The Cabinet of Ministers will approve the heads of strategic enterprises	resolution	53
2.25	2016-06-08	The Ukrainian government will create 20 mobile groups to combat customs corruption	resolution	370, 371;370, 371
2.25	2015-02-25	Law on fair trial	law	192-VIII
2	2024-11-18	Improving procedures for conducting medical and social expertise	law	4030-IX
2	2024-10-17	Law on the Customs Reboot	law	3977-IX
2	2024-07-05	Licenses and Permits in Digital Form: Government Launches the "ePermit" System	resolution	795
2	2023-12-08	The law on enhancing the independence of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office	law	3509-IX
2	2022-12-14	Law on the liquidation of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv and the creation of the Kyiv City Administrative Court (not included in the Reform Index release)	law	2825-IX
2	2021-11-08	Law on bringing the status of the NABU in line with the Constitution	law	1810-IX
2	2021-07-19	Law improving criminal liability for false declarations	law	1576-IX
2	2021-05-12	The state customs service will open customs declaration data: government decision	resolution	462
2	2019-11-25	Law on illegal enrichment	law	263-IX
2	2019-10-16	Law on strengthening the responsibility of permitting authorities for their wrongful actions or inactions	law	165-IX
2	2019-10-15	Law on NABU wiretapping and the abolition of the monopoly of state institutions on conducting examinations	law	187-IX
2	2019-09-24	Law on the start of the High Anti-Corruption Court	law	100-IX
2	2018-10-12	Law on ensuring transparency in extractive industries	law	2545-VIII
2	2017-05-18	Decision on Ukraine's accession to the global register of beneficial owners	resolution	339
2	2017-02-08	Law improving urban planning activities	law	1817-VIII
2	2017-02-03	Law on introducing an electronic ticket in urban transport	law	1812-VIII
2	2016-08-08	The government is creating an interregional customs office to combat smuggling	resolution	495
2	2016-07-02	Law on enforcement authorities and individuals conducting compulsory execution of court decisions, introducing the institution of private executors	law	1403-VIII
2	2016-07-02	Law on enforcement proceedings introducing the institution of private executors	law	1404-VIII
2	2016-04-28	The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities has for the first time approved the methodology for determining the wholesale price of electricity	resolution	289
2	2016-02-18	Law on improving the principles of the National Agency for the Finding, Tracing, and Management of Assets obtained from corruption and other crimes	law	1021-VIII
2	2016-02-18	Law ensuring transparency in the organization of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office	law	1020-VIII
2	2016-01-25	Any medical institution can conduct driver medical examinations	resolution	37
2	2015-12-09	Law on media access to committee meetings	law	873-VIII
2	2015-11-24	Law amending the Criminal and Civil Procedure Codes on improving asset seizure and special confiscation procedures	law	770-VIII
2	2015-08-27	The government has regulated several issues related to state procurement of medicines through specialized organizations	resolution	622
2	2015-07-16	Law defining the list of assets mandatory for declaration by officials	law	631-VIII
2	2015-07-16	Law clarifying the jurisdiction of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine	law	628-VIII
2	2015-07-15	Changes to the Criminal Procedure Code on conducting covert investigative actions outside the jurisdiction of pre-trial investigation bodies	law	613-VIII
2	2015-07-02	Law on the Accounting Chamber	law	576-VIII
2	2015-06-16	Law on disclosure of information in the extractive industries	law	521-VIII
2	2015-05-27	The Cabinet of Ministers has removed the salary cap for state authority heads set by their base salary	resolution	324
2	2015-03-26	The Cabinet of Ministers has created the National Agency for Corruption Prevention: resolution	resolution	118
2	2015-03-23	The government has introduced the sale of seized property through electronic auctions on a permanent basis	resolution	212
2	2015-02-03	Real estate register extracts for condominiums will be available from March 1; web search by identification data has been excluded: order	resolution	31
1.52	2016-02-19	Procedure for verifying and monitoring the accuracy of information submitted by individuals for the calculation and receipt of social benefits	resolution	136
1.5	2024-06-28	Law Strengthening the Independence of the Economic Security Bureau	law	3840-IX
1.5	2023-07-24	Law on e-Excise	law	3173-20
1.5	2020-12-28	Law restoring the full operation of the NACP	law	1079-IX
1.5	2016-04-01	The Cabinet of Ministers has published anti-corruption amendments on oil recycling four months after their adoption	resolution	1198
1.5	2015-12-09	Law on the National Agency for the Tracing, Finding, and Management of Assets obtained from corruption	law	772-VIII
1.5	2015-07-16	Law prohibiting National Anti-Corruption Bureau employees from party membership	law	630-VIII
1.5	2015-06-08	Law strengthening liability for obstructing journalist activities	law	421-VIII
1.3	2019-11-13	Law on whistleblowers	law	198-IX
1	2024-12-25	Laws that implement international standards in combating bribery and corruption of public officials	law	4112-ІХ;4111-ІХ
1	2024-12-09	Law on the specifics of passing the qualification exam by candidates for the position of judge	law	4072-IX
1	2024-10-31	Law on Plea Agreements in Corruption Offense Proceedings	law	4033-IX
1	2024-06-28	Approval of the Procedure for Maintaining the Unified Tourism Register	resolution	754
1	2024-03-14	The law on improving online communication with taxpayers and abolishing fines for erroneous tax payments	law	3604-IX
1	2023-11-21	Sanctioned property will be sold at online auctions through the ProZorro.Sale system	resolution	1233-20
1	2023-10-26	NACP has approved the procedure for monitoring the lifestyle of declaration subjects	order	236/23
1	2023-09-19	The government has approved the methodology for determining the ultimate beneficial owner by a legal entity	resolution	1011-20
1	2023-09-05	Rules for importing humanitarian aid into Ukraine will change from December 1	resolution	953
1	2023-08-18	Law on the selection of judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine	law	3277-IX
1	2023-05-12	The procedure for conducting technical inventory of real estate has been introduced	resolution	488
1	2023-05-12	Procedure for public monitoring of land relations	resolution	474
1	2022-08-18	Law on accelerating privatization to facilitate enterprise relocation	law	2468-IX
1	2021-12-07	Law expanding the circle of officials required to submit declarations	law	1893-IX
1	2021-08-06	Amendments to the law on the Assent Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA)	law	1648-IX
1	2020-12-24	Law restoring liability for false declarations	law	1074-IX
1	2019-12-27	Changes to the Electoral Code	law	396-IX
1	2019-11-04	Law on judicial self-governance bodies	law	193-IX
1	2019-10-16	Law on the “reboot” of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention and the reduction of state funding for parties	law	140-IX
1	2019-09-23	Law on the certification of prosecutors	law	113-IX
1	2019-09-11	Law on the immunity of members of parliament	law	27-IX
1	2017-04-19	The NACP has been included in the list of users of the "Arkan" system for controlling individuals, vehicles, and cargo crossing the border	resolution	265-р
1	2017-04-11	Changes to the Criminal Procedure Code regarding in absentia conviction	law	1950-VIII
1	2016-04-06	The Ukrainian government has regulated the procedure for access to the transport register	resolution	260
1	2015-12-09	Changes to the Criminal Procedure Code on asset seizure to avoid corruption risks	law	769-VIII
1	2015-11-03	Law preventing the influence of corruption on the results of sports competitions	law	743-VIII
1	2015-08-13	The Cabinet of Ministers has clarified the regulations on the competition for selecting candidates for the Anti-Corruption Agency	resolution	578
1	2015-08-05	Law on the procedure for moving goods to the ATO zone	law	649-VIII
0.93	2016-02-19	Procedure for administering the Analytical Information System for Electronic Verification and Monitoring	resolution	137
0.75	2024-02-26	The law on simplifying the procedure for changing the designated use of land plots to attract investments	law	3563-20
0.75	2023-12-28	The law on improving procedures for judicial career advancement	law	3511-20
0.75	2023-12-08	Amendments to the law on preventing corruption regarding assets acquired prior to appointment to public service	law	3503-20
0.75	2015-08-05	Changes to the anti-corruption law aimed at protecting the rights of mobilized individuals	law	610-VIII
0.75	2015-06-08	The Cabinet of Ministers has created an interdepartmental working group to ensure the functioning of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention	resolution	376
0.7	2016-02-19	Procedure for using funds provided in the state budget for building and operating the information and analytical platform for social payment verification	resolution	101-р
0.5	2023-09-05	Certain issues regarding financial institutions conducting financial monitoring of politically significant persons have been regulated	resolution	108
0.5	2022-12-20	The Verkhovna Rada has changed the procedure for selecting candidates for the position of a judge of the Constitutional Court	law	2846-IX
0.5	2021-12-31	Law allowing the appeal of the transfer of arrested property to ARMA	law	1942-IX
0.5	2021-07-08	Law on the reform of prosecutorial bodies	law	1554-IX
0.5	2021-05-31	Law improving certain aspects of declaration	law	1443-IX
0.5	2016-09-08	A council on combating money laundering has been created	resolution	613
0.35	2016-02-19	Verification of social payments has been included in the duties of the Ministry of Finance	resolution	185
0.1	2020-03-20	Law abolishing the requirement to submit a property declaration to the NACP for patronage services and reducing the amount of information in declarations	law	524-IX
0	2025-07-22	Law on centralization of powers of the Prosecutor General's Office and limitation of powers of NABU and SAPO	law	4555-ІХ
0	2021-11-05	Zelensky has signed the law on preventing excessive influence of oligarchs	law	1780-IX
0	2020-07-22	Election legislation has been substantially changed	law	805-IX
0	2019-12-24	Law on the reboot of the State Bureau of Investigation	law	305-IX
0	2016-05-12	Law allowing the appointment of a prosecutor general without a legal education and changing the procedure for in absentia conviction	law	1355-VIII
0	2015-12-24	Law abolishing the additional import duty from January 1, 2016	law	912-VIII
0	2015-06-09	The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the selection commission for candidates for the National Agency for Corruption Prevention	order	581-р
0	2015-02-25	Ukraine has introduced a 5-10% additional import duty for a year	resolution	119-р
-0.5	2024-03-12	Criteria for assessing the eligibility of state aid to business entities engaged in activities related to the use of port infrastructure facilities	law	3606-IX
-1	2019-12-20	Law allowing deputies' assistants to work part-time and engage in business	law	319-IX
-1	2015-02-16	The Cabinet of Ministers has set the 2015 salary for executive authorities at the base salary level	resolution	43
-1.25	2016-12-28	Law on creating an export-credit agency	law	1792-VIII
-2	2019-12-27	Change in the procedure for bringing deputies to criminal responsibility to lift their immunity	law	388-IX
-3	2019-02-26	The Constitutional Court declared the article on illegal enrichment unconstitutional	decision	null
-4.5	2020-10-27	The decision of the Constitutional Court on the unconstitutionality of provisions of anti-corruption legislation regarding the declaration of income and property	decision	13-р
-5	2017-03-27	Changes to the law on e-declaration	law	1975-VIII

Source: Reform Index (2025), VoxUkraine

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