Over the past five years, Ukraine has finalized its transition from a reactive anti-corruption policy, primarily focused on responding to individual critical challenges, to a systemic, progressive, and proactive data-driven model. This model entails not only holding the guilty accountable but also forming and implementing mechanisms for the functioning of state power, business processes, inspection activities, and the provision of administrative services that minimize or eliminate corruption at a systemic level.
The modern approach to shaping state anti-corruption policy in Ukraine is based on the simultaneous pursuit of two key goals: ensuring high-efficiency and continuous development of the overall system for preventing and combating corruption, and minimizing corruption in the most affected and strategically important sectors for the state through the implementation of systemic sectoral reforms that comply with European Union legislation and incorporate best global practices.
“Ukraine's anti-corruption policy, like any other state policy, must be based on the principles of progressiveness, consistency, coordination, objectivity, efficiency, and an obligatory reliance on reliable data. The formation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of state anti-corruption policy in 2026 must be aligned with these goals and principles, which will ensure its effectiveness in the medium and long term,” noted Dmytro Kalmykov, Deputy Head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP).
In 2025, the NACP ensured the further development of data-driven anti-corruption policy. Specifically, an annual standard survey on corruption in Ukraine was conducted according to the approved methodology. At the beginning of the year, the results of the study "Corruption in Ukraine 2024: Understanding, Perception, Prevalence" were presented, and a study to assess the corruption situation in Ukraine in 2025 based on representative surveys of the population and business representatives was launched. Such regular studies allow for the analysis of the dynamics of several indicators regarding the perception and experience of corruption, as well as the identification of the most corrupt sectors of public administration and the most common corrupt practices.
Furthermore, the NACP summarized and published statistical data for 2024 regarding the performance results of specially authorized entities in the field of anti-corruption and other state bodies. This information is updated annually in the Information System for Monitoring the Implementation of State Anti-Corruption Policy (ISM SACP) and contains consolidated data and interactive analytical materials generated based on information submitted by authorities in accordance with the law.
In 2025, the analytical study “Corruption Risk Index of Spheres of Social Life – 2025” was also conducted, resulting in the implementation of an integrated assessment tool for the corruption vulnerability of key areas of state policy and social life. The findings of this study allow the state's anti-corruption policy to focus on developing prevention mechanisms in priority sectors, particularly during the drafting and implementation of vital nationwide documents (the Anti-Corruption Strategy and the State Anti-Corruption Program), as well as documents regarding anti-corruption in specific policy areas (sectoral anti-corruption policy).
Coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of state anti-corruption policy remained a critical line of effort. Based on the monitoring results of the State Anti-Corruption Program (SACP) for 2023–2025 as of the third quarter of 2025, it was established that out of 657 measures scheduled for completion by September 30, 2025, 77.5% were fully or partially implemented. The progress of the Program is public and tracked in the ISM SACP. To ensure the continuity of anti-corruption activities across all public institutions, an extension of the SACP deadlines was initiated at the end of 2025 (Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 1786 “On Extending the Implementation Period of the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2023–2025”).
In 2025, the NACP also prepared and submitted to the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine the National Report on the Implementation of Anti-Corruption Policy Principles for 2021–2025. Agency specialists participated in the Coordination Working Group on Anti-Corruption Policy, where Program implementation results and future priorities were discussed.
Significant attention was devoted to the international dimension of anti-corruption policy formation. Within the 5th round of monitoring of the OECD Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan, Ukraine underwent a comprehensive assessment across nine key areas: “Anti-Corruption Policy,” “Conflict of Interest and Asset Declaration,” “Whistleblower Protection,” “Business Integrity,” “Transparency in Public Procurement,” “Independence of the Judiciary,” “Independence of the Prosecution,” “Specialized Anti-Corruption Bodies,” and “Liability for Corruption Offences.” According to the assessment results, Ukraine achieved its highest indicators in three areas: “Anti-Corruption Policy” (score increased from 53 points in 2023 to 91.9 points in 2025); “Whistleblower Protection” (score of 90.2 points in 2025); “Specialized Anti-Corruption Bodies” (92.7 points in 2025 against 78.6 points in 2023). Regarding other areas of the review, the OECD also highly noted Ukraine's progress.
As part of the negotiation process for Ukraine's accession to the European Union, the NACP ensured the coordination of the development of the “Fight Against Corruption” subsection of the Rule of Law Roadmap, which provides for the implementation of measures in five areas: “Anti-Corruption Policy,” “Prevention of Corruption,” “Prosecution for Corruption,” “Audits of the Activities of Specialized Anti-Corruption Bodies,” and “Anti-Corruption Mainstreaming.” The basis for the formation of the Roadmap measures were the results of the analysis of the compliance of Ukrainian legislation with European Union acts in the field of combating corruption; the results of the screening conducted by the European Commission, which were set out in the 2025 Screening Report; the recommendations of the European Commission provided in the reports on Ukraine's progress within the Expansion Package; other international obligations of Ukraine; and recommendations provided in shadow reports. The NACP participated in three rounds of consultations with representatives of the European Commission.
The report on Ukraine's progress within the 2025 European Union Expansion Package, published by the European Commission, confirmed Ukraine's progress in the field of combating corruption and outlined further recommendations for the European integration movement, including under the “Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights” chapter, which includes the “Fight Against Corruption” block.
In 2026, the National Agency's activities in the field of forming state anti-corruption policy will focus on the further development of data-driven policy. Specifically, two comprehensive studies on the perception and prevalence of corruption in Ukraine are planned, the results of which will record the assessment of the corruption situation in Ukraine and the effectiveness of the state's anti-corruption policy as of the end of 2025. Particular attention will be paid to coordination and reporting on the implementation of the Rule of Law Roadmap within the negotiation process for Ukraine's accession to the EU. The agency will also ensure the further integration of international standards through active interaction with the OECD Anti-Corruption Network.
Information on the results of the NACP's work in the field of anti-corruption expertise and strategic analysis of corruption risks can be read here.
