* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Regulatory quality index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.03 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 2.31 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: -2.39 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Regulatory quality, 2023 Global rank Available data
Singapore 2.31 1 1996 - 2023
Australia 1.94 2 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.93 3 1996 - 2023
New Zealand 1.91 4 1996 - 2023
Denmark 1.84 5 1996 - 2023
Macao 1.79 6 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 1.79 7 1996 - 2023
Finland 1.77 8 1996 - 2023
Ireland 1.75 9 1996 - 2023
Switzerland 1.73 10 1996 - 2023
Sweden 1.72 11 1996 - 2023
Canada 1.64 12 1996 - 2023
Liechtenstein 1.62 13 1996 - 2023
Hong Kong 1.6 14 1996 - 2023
Norway 1.6 15 1996 - 2023
UK 1.54 16 1996 - 2023
Japan 1.47 17 1996 - 2023
Germany 1.46 18 1996 - 2023
Estonia 1.43 19 1996 - 2023
USA 1.39 20 1996 - 2023
Austria 1.36 21 1996 - 2023
Andorra 1.35 22 1996 - 2023
Monaco 1.35 23 2015 - 2023
Lithuania 1.34 24 1996 - 2023
Czechia 1.3 25 1996 - 2023
Iceland 1.28 26 1996 - 2023
Belgium 1.17 27 1996 - 2023
Latvia 1.17 28 1996 - 2023
France 1.15 29 1996 - 2023
Israel 1.12 30 1996 - 2023
South Korea 1.12 31 1996 - 2023
Bahrain 1.08 32 1996 - 2023
Mauritius 1.06 33 1996 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.04 34 1996 - 2023
Brunei 0.98 35 1996 - 2023
Qatar 0.98 36 1996 - 2023
Aruba 0.95 37 2004 - 2023
Georgia 0.95 38 1996 - 2023
Bermuda 0.93 39 1996 - 2023
Chile 0.93 40 1996 - 2023
San Marino 0.93 41 2015 - 2023
Cyprus 0.78 42 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.78 43 1996 - 2023
Portugal 0.76 44 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 0.73 45 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.69 46 1996 - 2023
Spain 0.69 47 1996 - 2023
Uruguay 0.68 48 1996 - 2023
Malaysia 0.66 49 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.64 50 1996 - 2023
Italy 0.64 51 1996 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.64 52 1996 - 2023
Slovakia 0.6 53 1996 - 2023
Greece 0.58 54 1996 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.55 55 1996 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.54 56 1996 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.52 57 1996 - 2023
Barbados 0.5 58 1996 - 2023
Botswana 0.5 59 1996 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.43 60 1996 - 2023
Oman 0.43 61 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.41 62 1996 - 2023
Palau 0.4 63 2008 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.4 64 2004 - 2023
Montenegro 0.37 65 2005 - 2023
Hungary 0.32 66 1996 - 2023
Kuwait 0.32 67 1996 - 2023
Romania 0.32 68 1996 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.32 69 2004 - 2023
Dominica 0.31 70 1996 - 2023
Grenada 0.31 71 1996 - 2023
Indonesia 0.3 72 1996 - 2023
Peru 0.29 73 1996 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.24 74 1996 - 2023
Jordan 0.22 75 1996 - 2023
Seychelles 0.21 76 1996 - 2023
Albania 0.17 77 1996 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.17 78 1996 - 2023
Philippines 0.16 79 1996 - 2023
Thailand 0.16 80 1996 - 2023
Serbia 0.14 81 1996 - 2023
Panama 0.12 82 1996 - 2023
Rwanda 0.12 83 1996 - 2023
Moldova 0.11 84 1996 - 2023
Colombia 0.1 85 1996 - 2023
Jamaica 0.1 86 1996 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.07 87 1996 - 2023
Armenia 0.05 88 1996 - 2023
Bahamas 0.01 89 1996 - 2023
Morocco -0.06 90 1996 - 2023
Namibia -0.06 91 1996 - 2023
Paraguay -0.08 92 1996 - 2023
Fiji -0.09 93 1996 - 2023
Azerbaijan -0.11 94 1996 - 2023
Ivory Coast -0.12 95 1996 - 2023
Vanuatu -0.12 96 2004 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -0.13 97 1996 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.14 98 1996 - 2023
India -0.14 99 1996 - 2023
Mexico -0.17 100 1996 - 2023
Ghana -0.18 101 1996 - 2023
Mongolia -0.18 102 1996 - 2023
Tuvalu -0.19 103 2004 - 2023
South Africa -0.22 104 1996 - 2023
Turkey -0.23 105 1996 - 2023
Samoa -0.27 106 1996 - 2023
Ukraine -0.27 107 1996 - 2023
Kiribati -0.28 108 2004 - 2023
Palestine -0.28 109 1996 - 2023
Guatemala -0.29 110 1996 - 2023
Benin -0.3 111 1996 - 2023
Brazil -0.3 112 1996 - 2023
El Salvador -0.31 113 1996 - 2023
Senegal -0.35 114 1996 - 2023
China -0.36 115 1996 - 2023
Vietnam -0.38 116 1996 - 2023
Kenya -0.39 117 1996 - 2023
Tonga -0.39 118 2004 - 2023
Bhutan -0.4 119 1996 - 2023
Belize -0.43 120 1996 - 2023
Argentina -0.48 121 1996 - 2023
Burkina Faso -0.49 122 1996 - 2023
Togo -0.49 123 1996 - 2023
Zambia -0.5 124 1996 - 2023
Sri Lanka -0.51 125 1996 - 2023
Uganda -0.52 126 1996 - 2023
Honduras -0.55 127 1996 - 2023
Guyana -0.56 128 1996 - 2023
Micronesia -0.58 129 2004 - 2023
Uzbekistan -0.58 130 1996 - 2023
Lesotho -0.59 131 1996 - 2023
Tanzania -0.59 132 1996 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan -0.62 133 1996 - 2023
Tunisia -0.62 134 1996 - 2023
Gambia -0.64 135 1996 - 2023
Papua N.G. -0.64 136 1996 - 2023
Nepal -0.66 137 1996 - 2023
Egypt -0.67 138 1996 - 2023
Maldives -0.67 139 1996 - 2023
Cambodia -0.68 140 1996 - 2023
Mali -0.68 141 1996 - 2023
Gabon -0.7 142 1996 - 2023
Mozambique -0.71 143 1996 - 2023
Ecuador -0.72 144 1996 - 2023
Swaziland -0.72 145 1996 - 2023
Suriname -0.73 146 1996 - 2023
Angola -0.76 147 1996 - 2023
Malawi -0.77 148 1996 - 2023
Solomon Isl. -0.78 149 2004 - 2023
Madagascar -0.8 150 1996 - 2023
Niger -0.82 151 1996 - 2023
Nicaragua -0.88 152 1996 - 2023
Pakistan -0.9 153 1996 - 2023
Bangladesh -0.91 154 1996 - 2023
Cameroon -0.91 155 1996 - 2023
Liberia -0.92 156 1996 - 2023
Djibouti -0.93 157 1996 - 2023
Laos -0.93 158 1996 - 2023
Nigeria -0.94 159 1996 - 2023
S.T.&Principe -0.94 160 1996 - 2023
Algeria -0.95 161 1996 - 2023
Burundi -0.99 162 1996 - 2023
Mauritania -1 163 1996 - 2023
Lebanon -1.01 164 1996 - 2023
Ethiopia -1.02 165 1996 - 2023
Sierra Leone -1.06 166 1996 - 2023
Guinea -1.08 167 1996 - 2023
Russia -1.12 168 1996 - 2023
Chad -1.16 169 1996 - 2023
Bolivia -1.18 170 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan -1.18 171 1996 - 2023
Comoros -1.24 172 1996 - 2023
R. of Congo -1.24 173 1996 - 2023
G.-Bissau -1.25 174 1996 - 2023
Afghanistan -1.27 175 1996 - 2023
Zimbabwe -1.34 176 1996 - 2023
Haiti -1.39 177 1996 - 2023
DR Congo -1.41 178 1996 - 2023
Belarus -1.42 179 1996 - 2023
Burma -1.44 180 1996 - 2023
Iraq -1.44 181 1996 - 2023
C.A. Republic -1.47 182 1996 - 2023
Eq. Guinea -1.47 183 1996 - 2023
Sudan -1.6 184 1996 - 2023
Iran -1.69 185 1996 - 2023
Syria -1.81 186 1996 - 2023
Yemen -1.84 187 1996 - 2023
Somalia -1.88 188 1996 - 2023
Libya -1.95 189 1996 - 2023
Venezuela -2.03 190 1996 - 2023
Turkmenistan -2.07 191 1996 - 2023
Eritrea -2.36 192 1996 - 2023
North Korea -2.39 193 1996 - 2023



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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0.24
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-1.44
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-1.69
-1.81
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