Ukraine Receives High Marks in the 2026 Anti-Corruption and Integrity Review - NACP

According to a report from Ukrinform, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP) has announced Ukraine's successful results in the 2026 Anti-Corruption and Integrity Review. This review is based on data collected under the OECD Public Integrity Indicators and provides a comprehensive analysis of anti-corruption strategies, lobbying institutions, conflict of interest, political financing, and the transparency of public information.

The document contains new assessments of the mechanisms ensuring integrity in the judicial and disciplinary systems, as well as approaches to managing corruption risks in public procurement. The analysis focuses on measuring and comparing the levels of regulatory compliance and practical implementation of standards in each of these areas.

As a result of the evaluation, Ukraine received some of the highest scores in most areas, which are overall higher than the average scores of OECD member countries. For instance, regarding standards for the strategic framework, Ukraine meets 73% of the criteria in regulation and 80% in implementation, while OECD countries on average meet only 38% of the criteria in regulation and 32% in implementation.

Moreover, Ukraine demonstrates a high level of sustainability in implementing strategic anti-corruption documents. In the area of lobbying, the country achieved 80% in regulatory implementation and 89% in practical implementation, placing it alongside countries such as Canada, France, and Estonia. It is noteworthy that Ukrainian legislation, unlike that of most OECD member countries and partners, ensures the transparency of information about beneficial owners and provides sanctions for violations of lobbying rules. The transparency register in Ukraine contains the most comprehensive dataset on lobbying entities, their activities, and expenditures, which is only comparable to that of Romania.

Evaluating the area of conflict of interest, the OECD noted the developed electronic declaration system that allows for the verification of officials' assets based on a risk-oriented approach. The organization's experts pointed out the high level of declaration submissions by judges. Despite the fact that the regulatory criteria for conflict of interest are met at 100%, the indicators are only implemented in practice by two-thirds.

Regarding the regulatory framework for controlling political financing, Ukraine fully (100%) meets the OECD requirements, while implementation is ensured at 71%. This places Ukraine among the third of states, including OECD members and partners, where political parties are required to comply with transparency and reporting requirements regarding finances.

In terms of ensuring the integrity of representatives of the judiciary, Ukraine meets 97% of the criteria for regulatory compliance and 92% for practical implementation. This is one of the best indicators among all monitored countries. In the area of integrity of prosecution authorities, these figures stand at 69% and 79% respectively, which also exceeds the average values of the OECD, which are 66% and 52% respectively.

The OECD noted that while the indicators in the prosecution area are somewhat lower, they still exceed the average values among member countries. Experts pointed out that the procedure for selecting prosecutors is competitive and transparent, however, appointments to leadership positions, both for judges and prosecutors, are not always fully meritocratic.

In developing the disciplinary system for civil servants, Ukraine meets 92% of the criteria in regulation and 33% in practice, which exceeds the average OECD indicators of 66% and 22% respectively. Experts believe that Ukraine lacks an electronic system for managing disciplinary cases that would provide easy search and the possibility of automated analysis of relevant information.

NACP Chairman Viktor Pavlushchik noted that the new OECD assessments confirm the high quality of the design of Ukraine's anti-corruption policy and the appropriate level of implementation of good governance standards of developed countries. "At the same time, given the presence of an advanced regulatory framework, we should focus on the operational component, improving the practical application of the established rules and procedures. This will allow us to transform the best standards of public governance into high standards of living for citizens. At the same time, the existing indicators are a reliable basis for deepening Ukraine's integration into key OECD initiatives and the organization as a whole," emphasized Pavlushchik.

On March 25, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine sent an official letter to the OECD requesting to join the OECD Council Recommendation on Public Integrity, adding information about Ukrainian legislation, policies, and practices that comply with the provisions of this legal instrument. The initiative for the accession procedure was led by the NACP, which played a leading role in analyzing the existing legislative framework.

The OECD recommendations include international standards for building public integrity based on the principles of forming a comprehensive system of integrity assurance, fostering a culture of integrity in the public sector, and effective accountability. One of the key tools for measuring the implementation of these principles is the Public Integrity Indicators - an initiative that involves the collection and aggregation of data that allows countries to compare their results with OECD averages and other countries.

Ukraine has become one of the first countries that is neither an OECD member nor an associated country to join the "Public Integrity Indicators" initiative and provide data across four blocks: quality of strategic foundation, accountability in policy-making, effectiveness of internal control and risk management, and integrity of the judicial and disciplinary system. In this context, Ukraine demonstrated high indicators that exceed the OECD averages across most criteria for which data was collected.

It is worth noting that over 70% of Ukrainians receive information about corruption from social networks, about half of which shows signs of misinformation.

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