Effectiveness of Funding for Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies: Analysis of Expenditures and Performance

However, concerns persist regarding the efficiency of budget expenditures allocated to their activities. According to a recent investigation conducted by U.S. representatives in September 2024, only 6% of the funds are spent effectively, while 94% of resources are used inefficiently. This article analyzes the funding of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies from 2020 to 2025 and evaluates their performance.

Funding of Anti-Corruption Agencies: Expenditure Trends

Let’s examine how the funding of key anti-corruption institutions has evolved over the past six years.

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU)

• 2020 – UAH 0.92 billion
• 2021 – UAH 1.07 billion (+16.3%)
• 2022 – UAH 1.23 billion (+15%)
• 2023 – UAH 1.26 billion (+2.4%)
• 2024 – UAH 1.88 billion (+49.2%)
• 2025 – UAH 2.18 billion (+15.9%)
• Total for 2020-2025: UAH 8.54 billion

National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP)

• 2020 – UAH 0.69 billion
• 2021 – UAH 1.15 billion (+66.7%)
• 2022 – UAH 1.15 billion
• 2023 – UAH 1.17 billion
• 2024 – UAH 1.28 billion (+9.4%)
• 2025 – UAH 1.48 billion (+15.6%)
• Total for 2020-2025: UAH 6.92 billion

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO)

• 2020 – UAH 0.15 billion
• 2021 – UAH 0.14 billion (-6.7%)
• 2022 – UAH 0.12 billion (-14.3%)
• 2023 – UAH 0.2 billion (+66.7%)
• 2024 – UAH 0.2 billion (no change)
• 2025 – UAH 0.34 billion (+70%)
• Total for 2020-2025: UAH 1.15 billion

Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA)

• 2020 – UAH 0.19 billion
• 2021 – UAH 0.27 billion (+42.1%)
• 2022 – UAH 0.21 billion (-22.2%)
• 2023 – UAH 0.19 billion (-9.5%)
• 2024 – UAH 0.19 billion (no change)
• 2025 – UAH 0.44 billion (+131.6%)
• Total for 2020-2025: UAH 1.49 billion

High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC)

• 2020 – UAH 0.29 billion
• 2021 – UAH 0.37 billion (+27.6%)
• 2022 – UAH 0.29 billion (-21.6%)
• 2023 – UAH 0.29 billion (no change)
• 2024 – UAH 0.39 billion (+34.5%)
• 2025 – UAH 0.51 billion (+30.8%)
• Total for 2020-2025: UAH 2.14 billion

Efficiency of Expenditures

The total funding allocated to anti-corruption agencies from 2020 to 2025 amounts to UAH 20.23 billion. However, according to audit results, only 6% of the funds are used effectively. Consequently, 94% of the allocated resources do not yield tangible results, leading to UAH 19.02 billion in wasteful spending.

Conclusions and Recommendations

1. Inefficient use of funds. Despite significant increases in funding, Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts remain largely ineffective. The state budget does not receive an adequate return on investment.
2. Declining positions in international rankings. Ukraine lost one point in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, dropping to 105th place.
3. The need to reassess funding approaches. Without proper oversight of expenditure efficiency, further budget increases are unjustified.
4. Urgency of anti-corruption system reforms. Implementing independent audits, strengthening expenditure control, and introducing personal accountability mechanisms must become state priorities.

Questions for Responsible Officials

❓ Why is the funding of anti-corruption agencies increasing despite their low efficiency?
❓ Who is accountable for the inefficient use of UAH 19.02 billion?
❓ What specific achievements of anti-corruption agencies justify such large-scale funding?

📢 It’s time for reforms and effective control over public resource utilization!