Kyiv became the leader among the regions of Ukraine in terms of net growth of individual entrepreneurs (PEOs) for January-September 2026 — the number of open enterprises exceeded the number of closed ones by 7,751, according to the data of the Unified State Register analyzed by Opendatabot and the analytical center Experts Club.
In nine months, about 27,300 new PEOs were registered in the capital, which is the highest rate in the country. At the same time, about 19,500 entrepreneurs in the capital ceased their activities.
Dnipropetrovsk region took second place in terms of net growth — +7,333 FOP. This is followed by Lviv Oblast with an increase of 6,963 entrepreneurs, Kyiv Oblast — by 6,510, and Odesa Oblast — by 5,143.
In general, positive dynamics were recorded in 22 regions of Ukraine.
The reduction in the number of entrepreneurs occurred only in three front-line regions. It was most significant in the Donetsk region, where the number of closures exceeded openings by 1,120 FOPs. In the Kherson region, the negative balance was 397 entrepreneurs, in the Luhansk region - 203.
At the same time, the Dnipropetrovsk region ranks second not only in terms of net growth, but also in terms of the absolute number of new registrations - 22,300 business owners appeared here in nine months.
In the Lviv region, 17,200 new businesses were registered. entrepreneurs, in Odesa — 16,700, in Kyiv — 16,500.
The Dnipropetrovsk region is second in the number of closures after Kyiv — 14,900 FOPs. In Odesa and Kharkiv regions, approximately 11,500 entrepreneurs ceased their activities, in Lviv - 10,200.
In total, 222,288 new FOPs appeared in Ukraine in the nine months of 2026 with 155,645 closures. The net increase of small business was 66,643 FOP.
Source: Opendatabot — FOP statistics for January-September 2026.
