Bankruptcies in Ukraine: Trends in 2025
In 2025, 780 companies started bankruptcy proceedings in Ukraine. This is approximately 10% of the total number of companies that ceased operations during the year, according to data from Openatabot.
It is worth noting that the total number of companies undergoing status change or liquidation procedures reached 8,191. Among these companies, the limited liability company (LLC) takes the lead, accounting for 84% of all bankruptcies last year
Only 48 companies tried to restore their solvency through rehabilitation, which is less than 1% of the total number of bankruptcies
Highest risk industries
The analysis shows that the majority of bankruptcies occur in the wholesale trade sector - 266 enterprises. Agriculture ranks second with 71 bankruptcies. The list is followed by real estate (53), construction (48) and retail (38)
Geographical features
In terms of geography, the leader in terms of the number of bankruptcies is Kyiv, where 140 companies started the procedure, which is 18% of all cases. Zaporizhzhya region shows similar figures - 138 companies (17.7%), which highlights the difficulties of doing business in regions with increased risks. A significant number of bankruptcies were also recorded in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa regions
Major bankrupts
Among the largest companies that have fallen under bankruptcy proceedings are enterprises with revenues ranging from UAH 3.4 to 7.7 billion. The largest case concerns DEGS Holding, which specialised in gas trading with annual revenues of over UAH 7.7 billion. Next in terms of revenues are Pride Solutions Ukraine (UAH 6.08bn) and OPT-SYSTEMS (UAH 5.46bn)
Conclusions
The bankruptcy process in Ukraine in 2025 demonstrates not only the difficulties faced by businesses, but also points to new trends, such as the desire of entrepreneurs to preventive restructuring. In 2025, eight cases were opened against six companies that have already begun to take steps to avoid critical situations
Source and photo: Opendatabot
Company, Enterprise, Bankruptcy, Opendatabot, Ukraine
