Regulatory quality - Country rankings

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

The average for 2021 based on 192 countries was -0.03 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
Taiwan	1.47	19	1996 - 2021
UK	1.47	20	1996 - 2021
USA	1.45	21	1996 - 2021
Japan	1.38	22	1996 - 2021
Andorra	1.36	23	1996 - 2021
Austria	1.35	24	1996 - 2021
Czechia	1.35	25	1996 - 2021
Belgium	1.34	26	1996 - 2021
Lithuania	1.28	27	1996 - 2021
France	1.24	28	1996 - 2021
Latvia	1.22	29	1996 - 2021
Israel	1.21	30	1996 - 2021
Mauritius	1.17	31	1996 - 2021
South Korea	1.1	32	1996 - 2021
Georgia	1.06	33	1996 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.01	34	1996 - 2021
Brunei	0.99	35	1996 - 2021
Bermuda	0.96	36	1996 - 2021
Aruba	0.95	37	2004 - 2021
Chile	0.95	38	1996 - 2021
Slovakia	0.87	39	1996 - 2021
Cyprus	0.86	40	1996 - 2021
Qatar	0.86	41	1996 - 2021
Bahrain	0.85	42	1996 - 2021
Poland	0.84	43	1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico	0.83	44	1996 - 2021
Slovenia	0.83	45	1996 - 2021
Malta	0.81	46	1996 - 2021
Spain	0.81	47	1996 - 2021
Portugal	0.74	48	1996 - 2021
Malaysia	0.72	49	1996 - 2021
Uruguay	0.72	50	1996 - 2021
Botswana	0.61	51	1996 - 2021
Barbados	0.56	52	1996 - 2021
Italy	0.55	53	1996 - 2021
Croatia	0.5	54	1996 - 2021
Hungary	0.5	55	1996 - 2021
Costa Rica	0.46	56	1996 - 2021
Bulgaria	0.45	57	1996 - 2021
Greece	0.44	58	1996 - 2021
Montenegro	0.43	59	2005 - 2021
North Macedonia	0.42	60	1996 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	0.39	61	1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia	0.37	62	2004 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0.34	63	2004 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	0.34	64	1996 - 2021
Oman	0.33	65	1996 - 2021
Romania	0.31	66	1996 - 2021
Indonesia	0.3	67	1996 - 2021
Grenada	0.29	68	1996 - 2021
Dominica	0.28	69	1996 - 2021
Cape Verde	0.27	70	1996 - 2021
Colombia	0.22	71	1996 - 2021
Jamaica	0.2	72	1996 - 2021
Albania	0.19	73	1996 - 2021
Palau	0.19	74	2008 - 2021
Panama	0.19	75	1996 - 2021
Kuwait	0.17	76	1996 - 2021
Armenia	0.15	77	1996 - 2021
Jordan	0.15	78	1996 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	0.09	79	1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan	0.09	80	1996 - 2021
Thailand	0.09	81	1996 - 2021
Peru	0.08	82	1996 - 2021
Philippines	0.08	83	1996 - 2021
Rwanda	0.07	84	1996 - 2021
Bahamas	0.06	85	1996 - 2021
Serbia	0.05	86	1996 - 2021
Seychelles	0.02	87	1996 - 2021
Moldova	0.01	88	1996 - 2021
Fiji	-0	89	1996 - 2021
Namibia	-0	90	1996 - 2021
Palestine	-0.02	91	1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan	-0.06	92	1996 - 2021
South Africa	-0.07	93	1996 - 2021
India	-0.08	94	1996 - 2021
Turkey	-0.08	95	1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	-0.09	96	1996 - 2021
Brazil	-0.11	97	1996 - 2021
Morocco	-0.12	98	1996 - 2021
Vanuatu	-0.12	99	2004 - 2021
Samoa	-0.17	100	1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	-0.18	101	1996 - 2021
Ghana	-0.2	102	1996 - 2021
Mongolia	-0.21	103	1996 - 2021
Paraguay	-0.21	104	1996 - 2021
Mexico	-0.23	105	1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast	-0.26	106	1996 - 2021
Tonga	-0.28	107	2004 - 2021
Ukraine	-0.28	108	1996 - 2021
China	-0.31	109	1996 - 2021
Senegal	-0.31	110	1996 - 2021
Guatemala	-0.32	111	1996 - 2021
El Salvador	-0.34	112	1996 - 2021
Bhutan	-0.37	113	1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka	-0.37	114	1996 - 2021
Tuvalu	-0.38	115	2004 - 2021
Tunisia	-0.39	116	1996 - 2021
Vietnam	-0.4	117	1996 - 2021
Belize	-0.42	118	1996 - 2021
Benin	-0.43	119	1996 - 2021
Kenya	-0.45	120	1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso	-0.47	121	1996 - 2021
Kiribati	-0.48	122	2004 - 2021
Uganda	-0.48	123	1996 - 2021
Egypt	-0.51	124	1996 - 2021
Guyana	-0.52	125	1996 - 2021
Honduras	-0.52	126	1996 - 2021
Maldives	-0.52	127	1996 - 2021
Russia	-0.53	128	1996 - 2021
Zambia	-0.55	129	1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	-0.58	130	1996 - 2021
Swaziland	-0.58	131	1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan	-0.58	132	1996 - 2021
Argentina	-0.62	133	1996 - 2021
Mali	-0.62	134	1996 - 2021
Nepal	-0.62	135	1996 - 2021
Tanzania	-0.63	136	1996 - 2021
Togo	-0.63	137	1996 - 2021
Cambodia	-0.64	138	1996 - 2021
Angola	-0.66	139	1996 - 2021
Ecuador	-0.7	140	1996 - 2021
Suriname	-0.7	141	1996 - 2021
Pakistan	-0.73	142	1996 - 2021
Lesotho	-0.74	143	1996 - 2021
Niger	-0.75	144	1996 - 2021
Mozambique	-0.78	145	1996 - 2021
Malawi	-0.79	146	1996 - 2021
Micronesia	-0.79	147	2004 - 2021
Gabon	-0.81	148	1996 - 2021
Madagascar	-0.82	149	1996 - 2021
Papua N.G.	-0.83	150	1996 - 2021
Nicaragua	-0.84	151	1996 - 2021
Bangladesh	-0.85	152	1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	-0.86	153	2004 - 2021
Djibouti	-0.87	154	1996 - 2021
Gambia	-0.87	155	1996 - 2021
Lebanon	-0.88	156	1996 - 2021
Laos	-0.89	157	1996 - 2021
Belarus	-0.92	158	1996 - 2021
Cameroon	-0.92	159	1996 - 2021
Ethiopia	-0.93	160	1996 - 2021
Nigeria	-0.93	161	1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	-0.93	162	1996 - 2021
Liberia	-0.95	163	1996 - 2021
Guinea	-0.96	164	1996 - 2021
Sierra Leone	-0.96	165	1996 - 2021
Burundi	-0.98	166	1996 - 2021
Mauritania	-1.06	167	1996 - 2021
Iraq	-1.11	168	1996 - 2021
Burma	-1.13	169	1996 - 2021
Tajikistan	-1.13	170	1996 - 2021
Bolivia	-1.15	171	1996 - 2021
Chad	-1.15	172	1996 - 2021
Algeria	-1.17	173	1996 - 2021
Comoros	-1.25	174	1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau	-1.26	175	1996 - 2021
Haiti	-1.32	176	1996 - 2021
Afghanistan	-1.34	177	1996 - 2021
R. of Congo	-1.35	178	1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe	-1.37	179	1996 - 2021
DR Congo	-1.42	180	1996 - 2021
Sudan	-1.47	181	1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic	-1.49	182	1996 - 2021
Iran	-1.62	183	1996 - 2021
Syria	-1.63	184	1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	-1.71	185	1996 - 2021
Somalia	-1.82	186	1996 - 2021
Libya	-1.95	187	1996 - 2021
Yemen	-2.01	188	1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan	-2.02	189	1996 - 2021
Venezuela	-2.2	190	1996 - 2021
Eritrea	-2.27	191	1996 - 2021
North Korea	-2.33	192	1996 - 2021

Economic outlook

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. Taiwan

20. UK

21. USA

22. Japan

23. Andorra

24. Austria

25. Czechia

26. Belgium

27. Lithuania

28. France

29. Latvia

30. Israel

31. Mauritius

32. South Korea

33. Georgia

34. UA Emirates

35. Brunei

36. Bermuda

37. Aruba

38. Chile

39. Slovakia

40. Cyprus

41. Qatar

42. Bahrain

43. Poland

44. Puerto Rico

45. Slovenia

46. Malta

47. Spain

48. Portugal

49. Malaysia

50. Uruguay

51. Botswana

52. Barbados

53. Italy

54. Croatia

55. Hungary

56. Costa Rica

57. Bulgaria

58. Greece

59. Montenegro

60. North Macedonia

61. Ant.& Barb.

62. Saint Lucia

63. St. Vincent & ...

64. Saudi Arabia

65. Oman

66. Romania

67. Indonesia

68. Grenada

69. Dominica

70. Cape Verde

71. Colombia

72. Jamaica

73. Albania

74. Palau

75. Panama

76. Kuwait

77. Armenia

78. Jordan

79. Domin. Rep.

80. Kazakhstan

81. Thailand

82. Peru

83. Philippines

84. Rwanda

85. Bahamas

86. Serbia

87. Seychelles

88. Moldova

89. Fiji

90. Namibia

91. Palestine

92. Azerbaijan

93. South Africa

94. India

95. Turkey

96. Tr.&Tobago

97. Brazil

98. Morocco

99. Vanuatu

100. Samoa

101. Bosnia & Herz.

102. Ghana

103. Mongolia

104. Paraguay

105. Mexico

106. Ivory Coast

107. Tonga

108. Ukraine

109. China

110. Senegal

111. Guatemala

112. El Salvador

113. Bhutan

114. Sri Lanka

115. Tuvalu

116. Tunisia

117. Vietnam

118. Belize

119. Benin

120. Kenya

121. Burkina Faso

122. Kiribati

123. Uganda

124. Egypt

125. Guyana

126. Honduras

127. Maldives

128. Russia

129. Zambia

130. Kyrgyzstan

131. Swaziland

132. Uzbekistan

133. Argentina

134. Mali

135. Nepal

136. Tanzania

137. Togo

138. Cambodia

139. Angola

140. Ecuador

141. Suriname

142. Pakistan

143. Lesotho

144. Niger

145. Mozambique

146. Malawi

147. Micronesia

148. Gabon

149. Madagascar

150. Papua N.G.

151. Nicaragua

152. Bangladesh

153. Solomon Isl.

154. Djibouti

155. Gambia

156. Lebanon

157. Laos

158. Belarus

159. Cameroon

160. Ethiopia

161. Nigeria

162. S.T.&Principe

163. Liberia

164. Guinea

165. Sierra Leone

166. Burundi

167. Mauritania

168. Iraq

169. Burma

170. Tajikistan

171. Bolivia

172. Chad

173. Algeria

174. Comoros

175. G.-Bissau

176. Haiti

177. Afghanistan

178. R. of Congo

179. Zimbabwe

180. DR Congo

181. Sudan

182. C.A. Republic

183. Iran

184. Syria

185. Eq. Guinea

186. Somalia

187. Libya

188. Yemen

189. Turkmenistan

190. Venezuela

191. Eritrea

192. 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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