Ukrainians' experience of everyday corruption decreases from 70% to 15% in recent years – Shmyhal

Ukrainians' experience of everyday corruption has decreased from 70% to 15% in recent years. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this on the Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

"As a result of our reforms, Ukrainians' experience of everyday corruption has decreased from 70% to 15% in recent years. This is an indicator that changes the paradigm of the state's development from post-Soviet to European," he said.

Shmyhal noted that despite the war, Ukraine continues to implement reforms in all areas to strengthen the economy and create a foundation for joining the club of developed countries.

According to him, Ukraine expects to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2026.

Shmyhal noted that over the past two years, together with the OECD, Ukraine has launched 23 measures and joined eight legal instruments, in particular, it has created and launched an anti-corruption infrastructure, practically implemented the State Anti-Corruption Program, which meets 80% of OECD criteria.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Ukraine lost 1 point in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) rating compiled by the international anti-corruption NGO Transparency International for 2024, which was published in February, receiving 35 points out of 100 possible, ranking 105th out of 180 countries.

In October 2022, Shmyhal reported that the OECD recognized Ukraine as a potential member of the organization.