Regulatory quality - Country rankings

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Regulatory quality index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 191 countries was -0.04 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 2.23 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: -2.33 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	Regulatory quality, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Singapore	2.23	1	1996 - 2021
Luxembourg	1.92	2	1996 - 2021
Finland	1.9	3	1996 - 2021
Australia	1.84	4	1996 - 2021
Denmark	1.81	5	1996 - 2021
New Zealand	1.81	6	1996 - 2021
Macao	1.78	7	1996 - 2021
Netherlands	1.75	8	1996 - 2021
Sweden	1.75	9	1996 - 2021
Switzerland	1.73	10	1996 - 2021
Norway	1.64	11	1996 - 2021
Germany	1.63	12	1996 - 2021
Canada	1.62	13	1996 - 2021
Hong Kong	1.58	14	1996 - 2021
Estonia	1.56	15	1996 - 2021
Ireland	1.56	16	1996 - 2021
Liechtenstein	1.54	17	1996 - 2021
Iceland	1.53	18	1996 - 2021
UK	1.47	19	1996 - 2021
USA	1.45	20	1996 - 2021
Japan	1.38	21	1996 - 2021
Andorra	1.36	22	1996 - 2021
Austria	1.35	23	1996 - 2021
Czechia	1.35	24	1996 - 2021
Belgium	1.34	25	1996 - 2021
Lithuania	1.28	26	1996 - 2021
France	1.24	27	1996 - 2021
Latvia	1.22	28	1996 - 2021
Israel	1.21	29	1996 - 2021
Mauritius	1.17	30	1996 - 2021
South Korea	1.1	31	1996 - 2021
Georgia	1.06	32	1996 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.01	33	1996 - 2021
Brunei	0.99	34	1996 - 2021
Bermuda	0.96	35	1996 - 2021
Aruba	0.95	36	2004 - 2021
Chile	0.95	37	1996 - 2021
Slovakia	0.87	38	1996 - 2021
Cyprus	0.86	39	1996 - 2021
Qatar	0.86	40	1996 - 2021
Bahrain	0.85	41	1996 - 2021
Poland	0.84	42	1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico	0.83	43	1996 - 2021
Slovenia	0.83	44	1996 - 2021
Malta	0.81	45	1996 - 2021
Spain	0.81	46	1996 - 2021
Portugal	0.74	47	1996 - 2021
Malaysia	0.72	48	1996 - 2021
Uruguay	0.72	49	1996 - 2021
Botswana	0.61	50	1996 - 2021
Barbados	0.56	51	1996 - 2021
Italy	0.55	52	1996 - 2021
Croatia	0.5	53	1996 - 2021
Hungary	0.5	54	1996 - 2021
Costa Rica	0.46	55	1996 - 2021
Bulgaria	0.45	56	1996 - 2021
Greece	0.44	57	1996 - 2021
Montenegro	0.43	58	2005 - 2021
North Macedonia	0.42	59	1996 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	0.39	60	1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia	0.37	61	2004 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0.34	62	2004 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	0.34	63	1996 - 2021
Oman	0.33	64	1996 - 2021
Romania	0.31	65	1996 - 2021
Indonesia	0.3	66	1996 - 2021
Grenada	0.29	67	1996 - 2021
Dominica	0.28	68	1996 - 2021
Cape Verde	0.27	69	1996 - 2021
Colombia	0.22	70	1996 - 2021
Jamaica	0.2	71	1996 - 2021
Albania	0.19	72	1996 - 2021
Palau	0.19	73	2008 - 2021
Panama	0.19	74	1996 - 2021
Kuwait	0.17	75	1996 - 2021
Armenia	0.15	76	1996 - 2021
Jordan	0.15	77	1996 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	0.09	78	1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan	0.09	79	1996 - 2021
Thailand	0.09	80	1996 - 2021
Peru	0.08	81	1996 - 2021
Philippines	0.08	82	1996 - 2021
Rwanda	0.07	83	1996 - 2021
Bahamas	0.06	84	1996 - 2021
Serbia	0.05	85	1996 - 2021
Seychelles	0.02	86	1996 - 2021
Moldova	0.01	87	1996 - 2021
Fiji	-0	88	1996 - 2021
Namibia	-0	89	1996 - 2021
Palestine	-0.02	90	1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan	-0.06	91	1996 - 2021
South Africa	-0.07	92	1996 - 2021
India	-0.08	93	1996 - 2021
Turkey	-0.08	94	1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	-0.09	95	1996 - 2021
Brazil	-0.11	96	1996 - 2021
Morocco	-0.12	97	1996 - 2021
Vanuatu	-0.12	98	2004 - 2021
Samoa	-0.17	99	1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	-0.18	100	1996 - 2021
Ghana	-0.2	101	1996 - 2021
Mongolia	-0.21	102	1996 - 2021
Paraguay	-0.21	103	1996 - 2021
Mexico	-0.23	104	1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast	-0.26	105	1996 - 2021
Tonga	-0.28	106	2004 - 2021
Ukraine	-0.28	107	1996 - 2021
China	-0.31	108	1996 - 2021
Senegal	-0.31	109	1996 - 2021
Guatemala	-0.32	110	1996 - 2021
El Salvador	-0.34	111	1996 - 2021
Bhutan	-0.37	112	1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka	-0.37	113	1996 - 2021
Tuvalu	-0.38	114	2004 - 2021
Tunisia	-0.39	115	1996 - 2021
Vietnam	-0.4	116	1996 - 2021
Belize	-0.42	117	1996 - 2021
Benin	-0.43	118	1996 - 2021
Kenya	-0.45	119	1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso	-0.47	120	1996 - 2021
Kiribati	-0.48	121	2004 - 2021
Uganda	-0.48	122	1996 - 2021
Egypt	-0.51	123	1996 - 2021
Guyana	-0.52	124	1996 - 2021
Honduras	-0.52	125	1996 - 2021
Maldives	-0.52	126	1996 - 2021
Russia	-0.53	127	1996 - 2021
Zambia	-0.55	128	1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	-0.58	129	1996 - 2021
Swaziland	-0.58	130	1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan	-0.58	131	1996 - 2021
Argentina	-0.62	132	1996 - 2021
Mali	-0.62	133	1996 - 2021
Nepal	-0.62	134	1996 - 2021
Tanzania	-0.63	135	1996 - 2021
Togo	-0.63	136	1996 - 2021
Cambodia	-0.64	137	1996 - 2021
Angola	-0.66	138	1996 - 2021
Ecuador	-0.7	139	1996 - 2021
Suriname	-0.7	140	1996 - 2021
Pakistan	-0.73	141	1996 - 2021
Lesotho	-0.74	142	1996 - 2021
Niger	-0.75	143	1996 - 2021
Mozambique	-0.78	144	1996 - 2021
Malawi	-0.79	145	1996 - 2021
Micronesia	-0.79	146	2004 - 2021
Gabon	-0.81	147	1996 - 2021
Madagascar	-0.82	148	1996 - 2021
Papua N.G.	-0.83	149	1996 - 2021
Nicaragua	-0.84	150	1996 - 2021
Bangladesh	-0.85	151	1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	-0.86	152	2004 - 2021
Djibouti	-0.87	153	1996 - 2021
Gambia	-0.87	154	1996 - 2021
Lebanon	-0.88	155	1996 - 2021
Laos	-0.89	156	1996 - 2021
Belarus	-0.92	157	1996 - 2021
Cameroon	-0.92	158	1996 - 2021
Ethiopia	-0.93	159	1996 - 2021
Nigeria	-0.93	160	1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	-0.93	161	1996 - 2021
Liberia	-0.95	162	1996 - 2021
Guinea	-0.96	163	1996 - 2021
Sierra Leone	-0.96	164	1996 - 2021
Burundi	-0.98	165	1996 - 2021
Mauritania	-1.06	166	1996 - 2021
Iraq	-1.11	167	1996 - 2021
Burma	-1.13	168	1996 - 2021
Tajikistan	-1.13	169	1996 - 2021
Bolivia	-1.15	170	1996 - 2021
Chad	-1.15	171	1996 - 2021
Algeria	-1.17	172	1996 - 2021
Comoros	-1.25	173	1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau	-1.26	174	1996 - 2021
Haiti	-1.32	175	1996 - 2021
Afghanistan	-1.34	176	1996 - 2021
R. of Congo	-1.35	177	1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe	-1.37	178	1996 - 2021
DR Congo	-1.42	179	1996 - 2021
Sudan	-1.47	180	1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic	-1.49	181	1996 - 2021
Iran	-1.62	182	1996 - 2021
Syria	-1.63	183	1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	-1.71	184	1996 - 2021
Somalia	-1.82	185	1996 - 2021
Libya	-1.95	186	1996 - 2021
Yemen	-2.01	187	1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan	-2.02	188	1996 - 2021
Venezuela	-2.2	189	1996 - 2021
Eritrea	-2.27	190	1996 - 2021
North Korea	-2.33	191	1996 - 2021

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.

1. Singapore

2. Luxembourg

3. Finland

4. Australia

5. Denmark

6. New Zealand

7. Macao

8. Netherlands

9. Sweden

10. Switzerland

11. Norway

12. Germany

13. Canada

14. Hong Kong

15. Estonia

16. Ireland

17. Liechtenstein

18. Iceland

19. UK

20. USA

21. Japan

22. Andorra

23. Austria

24. Czechia

25. Belgium

26. Lithuania

27. France

28. Latvia

29. Israel

30. Mauritius

31. South Korea

32. Georgia

33. UA Emirates

34. Brunei

35. Bermuda

36. Aruba

37. Chile

38. Slovakia

39. Cyprus

40. Qatar

41. Bahrain

42. Poland

43. Puerto Rico

44. Slovenia

45. Malta

46. Spain

47. Portugal

48. Malaysia

49. Uruguay

50. Botswana

51. Barbados

52. Italy

53. Croatia

54. Hungary

55. Costa Rica

56. Bulgaria

57. Greece

58. Montenegro

59. North Macedonia

60. Ant.& Barb.

61. Saint Lucia

62. St. Vincent & ...

63. Saudi Arabia

64. Oman

65. Romania

66. Indonesia

67. Grenada

68. Dominica

69. Cape Verde

70. Colombia

71. Jamaica

72. Albania

73. Palau

74. Panama

75. Kuwait

76. Armenia

77. Jordan

78. Domin. Rep.

79. Kazakhstan

80. Thailand

81. Peru

82. Philippines

83. Rwanda

84. Bahamas

85. Serbia

86. Seychelles

87. Moldova

88. Fiji

89. Namibia

90. Palestine

91. Azerbaijan

92. South Africa

93. India

94. Turkey

95. Tr.&Tobago

96. Brazil

97. Morocco

98. Vanuatu

99. Samoa

100. Bosnia & Herz.

101. Ghana

102. Mongolia

103. Paraguay

104. Mexico

105. Ivory Coast

106. Tonga

107. Ukraine

108. China

109. Senegal

110. Guatemala

111. El Salvador

112. Bhutan

113. Sri Lanka

114. Tuvalu

115. Tunisia

116. Vietnam

117. Belize

118. Benin

119. Kenya

120. Burkina Faso

121. Kiribati

122. Uganda

123. Egypt

124. Guyana

125. Honduras

126. Maldives

127. Russia

128. Zambia

129. Kyrgyzstan

130. Swaziland

131. Uzbekistan

132. Argentina

133. Mali

134. Nepal

135. Tanzania

136. Togo

137. Cambodia

138. Angola

139. Ecuador

140. Suriname

141. Pakistan

142. Lesotho

143. Niger

144. Mozambique

145. Malawi

146. Micronesia

147. Gabon

148. Madagascar

149. Papua N.G.

150. Nicaragua

151. Bangladesh

152. Solomon Isl.

153. Djibouti

154. Gambia

155. Lebanon

156. Laos

157. Belarus

158. Cameroon

159. Ethiopia

160. Nigeria

161. S.T.&Principe

162. Liberia

163. Guinea

164. Sierra Leone

165. Burundi

166. Mauritania

167. Iraq

168. Burma

169. Tajikistan

170. Bolivia

171. Chad

172. Algeria

173. Comoros

174. G.-Bissau

175. Haiti

176. Afghanistan

177. R. of Congo

178. Zimbabwe

179. DR Congo

180. Sudan

181. C.A. Republic

182. Iran

183. Syria

184. Eq. Guinea

185. Somalia

186. Libya

187. Yemen

188. Turkmenistan

189. Venezuela

190. Eritrea

191. North Korea

2.23

1.92

1.90

1.84

1.81

1.78

1.75

1.73

1.64

1.63

1.62

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.53

1.47

1.45

1.38

1.36

1.35

1.34

1.28

1.24

1.22

1.21

1.17

1.10

1.06

1.01

0.99

0.96

0.95

0.87

0.86

0.85

0.84

0.83

0.81

0.74

0.72

0.61

0.56

0.55

0.50

0.46

0.45

0.44

0.43

0.42

0.39

0.37

0.34

0.33

0.31

0.30

0.29

0.28

0.27

0.22

0.20

0.19

0.17

0.15

0.09

0.08

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.02

0.01

0.00

-0.02

-0.06

-0.07

-0.08

-0.09

-0.11

-0.12

-0.17

-0.18

-0.20

-0.21

-0.23

-0.26

-0.28

-0.31

-0.32

-0.34

-0.37

-0.38

-0.39

-0.40

-0.42

-0.43

-0.45

-0.47

-0.48

-0.51

-0.52

-0.53

-0.55

-0.58

-0.62

-0.63

-0.64

-0.66

-0.70

-0.73

-0.74

-0.75

-0.78

-0.79

-0.81

-0.82

-0.83

-0.84

-0.85

-0.86

-0.87

-0.88

-0.89

-0.92

-0.93

-0.95

-0.96

-0.98

-1.06

-1.11

-1.13

-1.15

-1.17

-1.25

-1.26

-1.32

-1.34

-1.35

-1.37

-1.42

-1.47

-1.49

-1.62

-1.63

-1.71

-1.82

-1.95

-2.01

-2.02

-2.20

-2.27

-2.33

-1.2

-0

1.1

2.23

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