Number of debts in Ukraine increases by almost third since outbreak of full-scale war
Pravda Ukraine
The number of debt records increased by 712,000 in 2024 and by almost 2 million since February 2022.
Source: Ukrinform with reference to OpenDataBot data
Details: Thus, in February 2022, the number of entries in the Unified Register of Debtors was 6.9 million, while as of December 2024, it was 8.86 million, which is 29% more.
Most of the debt entries relate to fines for traffic violations, administrative offences, and penalties in favour of the state budget. In total, this is almost 60% of the records.
Nevertheless, more than 21% of debts cannot be assigned to any specific category.
Furthermore, the number of cases involving the seizure of debtors’ property has increased, with 15,600 seizures under enforcement documents (24% increase). The number of confiscations in criminal proceedings (excluding corruption cases) increased to 11,800 (17%).
Background: In January-November 2024, the State Tax Service opened 25,225 enforcement cases for business tax debts. This is 22% more than in the whole of 2021 when 20,600 proceedings were opened.
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