In September 2025, the assessment of Ukraine's progress in the area of entrepreneurship and industrial policy slightly decreased compared to the previous month - to 0.53 points (0.71 points in August). For comparison, the scores were the most optimistic at the end of 2023 - 1.72 points in November and 1.34 points in December.

In September, the assessment of actual legislative changes amounted to 0 points (1 point in August) due to the absence of new legislative initiatives in the sector. At the same time, the assessment of planned legislative changes amounted to 1.14 points (0 in July and 0 in August due to the lack of plans to change the legislation). In September, experts evaluated only the draft Law of Ukraine on the Principles of Industrial Policy (1.14 points).

In September, the score for the agenda remained almost unchanged at 0.63 points (0.69 points in August, 0.64 points in July, 0.97 points in June, 1.22 points in May, and 1.75 points in April). The only event that reflected the agenda was the Thematic Discourses: Strengthening Communities and the Role of Social Entrepreneurship event under the EU4Youth: Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship program (0.63 points).

Experts also continue to assess the state of implementation at a low level - only 0.17 points in September (0.36 in August). In particular, the speed of changes in the sector is negatively assessed (-0.20 points). Overall, the results show that the pace of implementation is insufficient.