Regulatory quality - Country rankings
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Regulatory quality index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2020 - Country rankings:
The average for 2020 based on 192 countries was -0.02 points.The highest value was in Singapore: 2.21 points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: -2.34 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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2.21
1.88
1.85
1.84
1.82
1.79
1.79
1.75
1.74
1.70
1.68
1.62
1.60
1.59
1.58
1.54
1.48
1.47
1.45
1.40
1.37
1.35
1.35
1.34
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.22
1.20
1.19
1.13
1.11
1.09
1.08
1.05
1.03
1.00
0.94
0.92
0.92
0.91
0.89
0.85
0.83
0.79
0.78
0.77
0.77
0.63
0.58
0.55
0.53
0.52
0.51
0.51
0.50
0.48
0.48
0.46
0.45
0.43
0.42
0.40
0.38
0.32
0.32
0.29
0.29
0.26
0.26
0.25
0.24
0.23
0.20
0.20
0.18
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.03
0.01
0.00
-0.01
-0.01
-0.02
-0.07
-0.08
-0.09
-0.11
-0.12
-0.13
-0.14
-0.14
-0.15
-0.16
-0.17
-0.17
-0.17
-0.18
-0.20
-0.20
-0.21
-0.23
-0.28
-0.30
-0.31
-0.31
-0.36
-0.37
-0.39
-0.40
-0.42
-0.43
-0.43
-0.44
-0.44
-0.49
-0.49
-0.50
-0.54
-0.55
-0.56
-0.57
-0.57
-0.57
-0.59
-0.61
-0.62
-0.62
-0.63
-0.63
-0.65
-0.66
-0.66
-0.68
-0.69
-0.69
-0.69
-0.70
-0.72
-0.72
-0.74
-0.74
-0.77
-0.80
-0.81
-0.81
-0.82
-0.83
-0.84
-0.86
-0.88
-0.89
-0.90
-0.90
-0.91
-0.94
-0.95
-0.96
-0.96
-1.00
-1.02
-1.02
-1.02
-1.14
-1.18
-1.21
-1.26
-1.29
-1.38
-1.38
-1.42
-1.43
-1.46
-1.54
-1.54
-1.55
-1.61
-1.80
-1.86
-1.99
-2.06
-2.23
-2.32
-2.34
-2.34
-2.34
-1.2
-0.1
1.1
2.21
Definition: The index of Regulatory Quality captures perceptions of the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development.
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