Government and power in Ukraine

Who leads Ukraine, how the World Bank's governance indicators score it, how many women sit in parliament and government, what the state spends and taxes, and the official bodies that hold power to account. System of government: Unitary republic.

Who leads Ukraine?

• Head of state: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (President of Ukraine)
• Head of government: Sergii Koretskyi (Prime Minister of Ukraine)
• Foreign minister: Andrii Sybiha (Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine)

Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Governance scores

The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators combine surveys of households and firms with assessments by public, private and non-governmental bodies. Each score runs from 0 to 100; higher means the sources rate governance better. They measure perceptions, and each has a margin of error.

Voice and accountability

Measures how far citizens can choose their government, and freedom of expression, association and the media.

Political stability and absence of violence

Measures the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism.

Government effectiveness

Measures the quality of public services and the civil service, and how independent they are from political pressure.

Regulatory quality

Measures the government's ability to make and carry out policies that let the private sector develop.

Rule of law

Measures confidence in and respect for the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts.

Control of corruption

Measures how far public power is used for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and "capture" of the state by elites.

Official bodies that hold power in Ukraine

Government

• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
  Cabinet resolutions, orders and government press releases.

Parliament

• Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
  Draft laws, plenary session records, roll-call votes and members of parliament.

Elections

• Central Election Commission of Ukraine
  Election results, candidate registration and voter register data.

Courts

• Supreme Court of Ukraine
  Supreme Court rulings, legal positions and case-law reviews.
• Constitutional Court of Ukraine
  Constitutional Court decisions, opinions and pending cases.

Public audit

• Accounting Chamber of Ukraine
  Audit reports on state budget spending and public bodies.

Ombudsman

• Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
  Annual and special reports on human rights.

Asset declarations

• National Agency on Corruption Prevention — declarations register
  Public asset declarations of Ukrainian officials and politicians, searchable by name.

Public contracts

• Prozorro
  All public procurement tenders, bids and contracts in Ukraine.

Laws and the official gazette

• Legislation of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada database)
  The official database of Ukrainian laws, codes and other legal acts with consolidated versions.

Government below the national level

• Oblasts (24), Autonomous Republic of Crimea, cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol: Oblast council directly elected; executive power held by an oblast state administration whose head is appointed by the President (under martial law: oblast military administration)
• Rayons – districts (136): Rayon council directly elected; rayon state (now military) administration head appointed by the President
• Hromadas – territorial communities (1,469: urban, settlement and rural): Council and head (mayor) directly elected for five years, last in October 2020
• Starosta districts (starostynskyi okruh): Starosta – a local official who represents villages within a hromada (approved by the hromada council)

How local power works in Ukraine

Places in Ukraine

• All 27 oblasts
• The 40 largest cities
• Official statistics for Ukraine

Sources

• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and accountability (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70f2804fd1e2…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Political stability and absence of violence (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1317de0c85e1…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Government effectiveness (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a775e808dc65…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Regulatory quality (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83b57e36ff8c…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Rule of law (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0bccc3c054e8…)
• World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Control of corruption (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3b15a5340cdd…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Seats held by women in national parliament (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ae1dc13981a…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Women in ministerial positions (SG.GEN.MNST.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a4e448a5b8bd…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Central government spending (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 808094019f50…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Tax revenue (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08c94b750f31…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Military spending (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7f6913a783b…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Armed forces personnel (MS.MIL.TOTL.P1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4663c743ba…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: Statistical Performance Indicator (overall score) (IQ.SPI.OVRL), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08ac7cde9129…)
• World Bank: World Development Indicators: People using the internet (IT.NET.USER.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0d78dc658329…)

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