Regulatory quality - Country rankings

* 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


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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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1. Singapore
2. Australia
3. Luxembourg
4. New Zealand
5. Denmark
6. Macao
7. Netherlands
8. Finland
9. Ireland
10. Switzerland
11. Sweden
12. Canada
13. Liechtenstein
14. Hong Kong
15. Norway
16. UK
17. Japan
18. Germany
19. Estonia
20. USA
21. Austria
22. Andorra
23. Monaco
24. Lithuania
25. Czechia
26. Iceland
27. Belgium
28. Latvia
29. France
30. Israel
31. South Korea
32. Bahrain
33. Mauritius
34. UA Emirates
35. Brunei
36. Qatar
37. Aruba
38. Georgia
39. Bermuda
40. Chile
41. San Marino
42. Cyprus
43. Poland
44. Portugal
45. Slovenia
46. Malta
47. Spain
48. Uruguay
49. Malaysia
50. Croatia
51. Italy
52. Puerto Rico
53. Slovakia
54. Greece
55. Ant.& Barb.
56. Costa Rica
57. Saudi Arabia
58. Barbados
59. Botswana
60. North Macedonia
61. Oman
62. Bulgaria
63. Palau
64. Saint Lucia
65. Montenegro
66. Hungary
67. Kuwait
68. Romania
69. St. Vincent & ...
70. Dominica
71. Grenada
72. Indonesia
73. Peru
74. Cape Verde
75. Jordan
76. Seychelles
77. Albania
78. Domin. Rep.
79. Philippines
80. Thailand
81. Serbia
82. Panama
83. Rwanda
84. Moldova
85. Colombia
86. Jamaica
87. Kazakhstan
88. Armenia
89. Bahamas
90. Morocco
91. Namibia
92. Paraguay
93. Fiji
94. Azerbaijan
95. Ivory Coast
96. Vanuatu
97. Tr.&Tobago
98. Bosnia & Herz.
99. India
100. Mexico
101. Ghana
102. Mongolia
103. Tuvalu
104. South Africa
105. Turkey
106. Samoa
107. Ukraine
108. Kiribati
109. Palestine
110. Guatemala
111. Benin
112. Brazil
113. El Salvador
114. Senegal
115. China
116. Vietnam
117. Kenya
118. Tonga
119. Bhutan
120. Belize
121. Argentina
122. Burkina Faso
123. Togo
124. Zambia
125. Sri Lanka
126. Uganda
127. Honduras
128. Guyana
129. Micronesia
130. Uzbekistan
131. Lesotho
132. Tanzania
133. Kyrgyzstan
134. Tunisia
135. Gambia
136. Papua N.G.
137. Nepal
138. Egypt
139. Maldives
140. Cambodia
141. Mali
142. Gabon
143. Mozambique
144. Ecuador
145. Swaziland
146. Suriname
147. Angola
148. Malawi
149. Solomon Isl.
150. Madagascar
151. Niger
152. Nicaragua
153. Pakistan
154. Bangladesh
155. Cameroon
156. Liberia
157. Djibouti
158. Laos
159. Nigeria
160. S.T.&Principe
161. Algeria
162. Burundi
163. Mauritania
164. Lebanon
165. Ethiopia
166. Sierra Leone
167. Guinea
168. Russia
169. Chad
170. Bolivia
171. Tajikistan
172. Comoros
173. R. of Congo
174. G.-Bissau
175. Afghanistan
176. Zimbabwe
177. Haiti
178. DR Congo
179. Belarus
180. Burma
181. Iraq
182. C.A. Republic
183. Eq. Guinea
184. Sudan
185. Iran
186. Syria
187. Yemen
188. Somalia
189. Libya
190. Venezuela
191. Turkmenistan
192. Eritrea
193. North Korea
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1.64
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