1,983 companies owed salaries to employees this year

35,471 proceedings related to wage debts were opened in Ukraine as of early August 2025. This is 11% more than at the end of 2021. In total, 1,983 companies owed salaries to their employees.

It is worth noting that the Debtors Register is continuously updated: when proceedings are closed, they are removed. Therefore, the figures reflect the situation as of early August 2025.

Most often, debtors are state-owned enterprises — 11,562 (33%), joint-stock companies — 10,308 (29%), and limited liability companies — 6,298 (18%).

The leader in the number of proceedings is Sumy Machine-Building Scientific and Production Association — 4,063 open cases. In second place is Karpatnaftokhim with 1,188 proceedings, followed by Sumy Machine-Building Scientific and Production Association — Engineering with 1,015 cases.

7% of the total number of proceedings falls on various Oblavtodors — 2,499 open cases for unpaid wages.

Among large Ukrainian financial groups, the most wage debts belong to 2 companies of Dmytro Firtash’s group — with 336 and 2 proceedings respectively.

Overall, companies engaged in the manufacture of machinery and equipment delay wages most often in the country — 5,681 proceedings or 16% of the total number. Second place among wage debtors goes to construction companies — 2,696 or 8%. The top three is rounded out by companies producing chemical products — 2,670 or 8%.

The highest wage debts are owed by enterprises in the frontline Sumy region — 6,305, followed by the capital — 3,784, and third is Dnipropetrovsk region with 2,456 cases.

In 56% of cases, wages are owed to men, and 44% to women.