Regulatory quality - Country rankings

The average for 2017 was -0.02 points.The highest value was in Hong Kong: 2.16 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: -2.34 points. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available for: Regulatory quality.

Regulatory quality index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2017
(points, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)

1. Hong Kong

2. Singapore

3. New Zealand

4. Netherlands

5. Australia

6. Canada

7. Switzerland

8. Finland

9. Norway

10. Sweden

11. Germany

12. Macao

13. UK

14. Luxembourg

15. Estonia

16. USA

17. Denmark

18. Ireland

19. Liechtenstein

20. Austria

21. Iceland

22. Japan

23. Taiwan

24. Chile

25. Malta

26. Israel

27. Belgium

28. Czech Rep.

29. Andorra

30. Aruba

31. France

32. Lithuania

33. Latvia

34. South Korea

35. Georgia

36. Cyprus

37. UA Emirates

38. Mauritius

39. Spain

40. Portugal

41. Poland

42. Puerto Rico

43. Bermuda

44. Slovakia

45. Brunei

46. Italy

47. Malaysia

48. Uruguay

49. Hungary

50. Bulgaria

51. Slovenia

52. Macedonia

53. Barbados

54. Romania

55. Botswana

56. Costa Rica

57. Croatia

58. Oman

59. Peru

60. Qatar

61. Bahrain

62. Panama

63. Colombia

64. Saint Lucia

65. Montenegro

66. Armenia

67. Ant.& Barb.

68. St. Vincent & ...

69. Greece

70. South Africa

71. Albania

72. Mexico

73. Kazakhstan

74. Rwanda

75. Jamaica

76. Thailand

77. Dominica

78. Bahamas

79. Jordan

80. Turkey

81. Tr.&Tobago

82. Palestine

83. Philippines

84. Serbia

85. Saudi Arabia

86. Moldova

87. Grenada

88. Kuwait

89. Domin. Rep.

90. Samoa

91. Brazil

92. Indonesia

93. Mongolia

94. Sri Lanka

95. Ghana

96. Bosnia & Herz.

97. China

98. El Salvador

99. Senegal

100. Seychelles

101. Namibia

102. Cape Verde

103. Fiji

104. Uganda

105. Kenya

106. Morocco

107. Paraguay

108. Azerbaijan

109. India

110. Guatemala

111. Argentina

112. Lebanon

113. Lesotho

114. Ukraine

115. Bhutan

116. Vanuatu

117. Kyrgyzstan

118. Ivory Coast

119. Guyana

120. Tonga

121. Vietnam

122. Tunisia

123. Maldives

124. Burkina Faso

125. Honduras

126. Gambia

127. Benin

128. Zambia

129. Russia

130. Cambodia

131. Belize

132. Suriname

133. Swaziland

134. Mali

135. Tanzania

136. Pakistan

137. Palau

138. Djibouti

139. Papua N.G.

140. Nicaragua

141. Niger

142. Madagascar

143. Laos

144. Nepal

145. Mozambique

146. Belarus

147. Malawi

148. Mauritania

149. Gabon

150. Togo

151. Tuvalu

152. Solomon Isl.

153. Bangladesh

154. Cameroon

155. Burma

156. Kiribati

157. S.T.&Principe

158. Burundi

159. Guinea

160. Egypt

161. Nigeria

162. Bolivia

163. Sierra Leone

164. Liberia

165. Micronesia

166. Ecuador

167. Ethiopia

168. Angola

169. Comoros

170. Tajikistan

171. G.-Bissau

172. Algeria

173. Iran

174. Iraq

175. Chad

176. Uzbekistan

177. Haiti

178. Cuba

179. R. of Congo

180. Afghanistan

181. Eq. Guinea

182. Yemen

183. DR Congo

184. C.A. Republic

185. Sudan

186. Zimbabwe

187. Syria

188. Venezuela

189. Turkmenistan

190. Eritrea

191. Libya

192. Somalia

193. North Korea

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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