In 2025, 780 companies went bankrupt: leaders by sector and region
12 January 11:17
780 companies initiated bankruptcy proceedings in 2025. This is only 10% of the total number of business closures. Most companies in Ukraine go through the process of voluntary closure — this accounts for 60% of cases. A total of 8,191 companies undergoing procedures related to the termination or change of business operations were recorded in Ukraine last year.
Most often, LLCs go bankrupt — 84% of cases in 2025, according to "Komersant Ukrainian", citing data from OpenDataBot.
Only in 48 cases do bankrupts try to stay afloat: to restore solvency and continue working through a reorganization procedure. However, this is less than 1% of cases.
Currently, owners are increasingly opting for preventive restructuring: eight cases in six companies were opened in 2025. These are cases where a business begins restructuring before becoming insolvent, trying to avoid bankruptcy.
Most often, wholesale companies go bankrupt: 266 enterprises. In second place is agriculture: 71 companies. Next are real estate transactions — 53 companies, construction — 48 companies, and retail trade — 38 companies.
Most bankruptcy proceedings against businesses are initiated in Kyiv — 140 companies (18%). Almost as many are in the frontline Zaporizhzhia region — 138 companies (17.7%). Next are Kyiv region — 86 companies (11%), Dnipropetrovsk region — 85 (10.9%), and Odesa region — 53 companies (6.8%).
The top 10 companies against which bankruptcy proceedings have been initiated include enterprises that until recently had revenues ranging from UAH 3.4 to 7.7 billion. The largest case concerns DEGS HOLDING, which was engaged in gas trading and had revenues of over UAH 7.7 billion in 2024. Next are PRIDE SOLUTIONS UKRAINE with revenues of UAH 6.08 billion and OPT-SYSTEMS with UAH 5.46 billion.
