⚠️ Unconfirmedeconomic2023
Regulatory Quality score (Worldwide Governance Indicators, estimate)
Regulatory Quality (WGI) measures how well governments design and enforce pro‑market regulations. Country scores run roughly from −2.5 to +2.5.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
Median: -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
Countries Covered
175
with available data
Highest
Singapore
2.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
Lowest
Somalia
-2.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore2.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
2Norway2.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
3Finland1.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
4Switzerland1.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
5Sweden1.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)
By Region
Oceania1.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)(2 countries)
Europe1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)(32 countries)
North America0.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)(4 countries)
South America0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)(7 countries)
Asia0.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5)(25 countries)
Key Findings
- •Scores span a wide range (roughly −2.5 to +2.5), reflecting major differences in regulatory environments worldwide.
- •High-income OECD and advanced small states tend to cluster at the top end, while fragile/conflict-affected states often sit at the bottom end.
- •Because the index aggregates many sources, it provides a broad signal of the business-regulatory climate but cannot pinpoint which specific regulation is driving a country’s score.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-2.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5))High (2.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5))
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5))
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
About This Statistic
Regulatory Quality is one of the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). It captures perceptions of a government’s ability to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private‑sector development (e.g., competition policy, trade and business regulation, and market-friendly rules).
The WGI score is a model-based estimate that aggregates many underlying data sources (surveys of firms/households, expert assessments, and NGO/think-tank indicators). Scores are comparable across countries for a given year and typically range from about −2.5 (weak regulatory environment) to +2.5 (strong regulatory environment).
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 2 | Norway | 2.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 3 | Finland | 1.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 5 | Sweden | 1.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 6 | Denmark | 1.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 8 | Canada | 1.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 9 | New Zealand | 1.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 10 | Australia | 1.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 1.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 12 | Iceland | 1.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 13 | Ireland | 1.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 15 | Germany | 1.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 16 | Japan | 1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 17 | United States of America | 1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 18 | France | 1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 19 | Bahamas | 1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 20 | Estonia | 1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 21 | Belgium | 1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 22 | Chile | 1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 23 | Country 532 | 1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 24 | Aruba | 1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 25 | Faroe Islands | 1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 26 | Lithuania | 1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 27 | Israel | 1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 28 | Latvia | 1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 30 | South Korea | 1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 31 | Qatar | 1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 32 | Spain | 1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 33 | Italy | 1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 35 | Algeria | 1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 36 | Portugal | 1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 37 | Botswana | 1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 38 | Greece | 1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 39 | Kuwait | 1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 40 | Mauritius | 1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 41 | Czech Republic | 1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 42 | Oman | 0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 44 | Uruguay | 0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 45 | Argentina | 0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 46 | Poland | 0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 48 | Bahrain | 0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 49 | Slovenia | 0.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 51 | Hungary | 0.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 52 | Panama | 0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 53 | Malaysia | 0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 54 | Romania | 0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 55 | Seychelles | 0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 56 | Malta | 0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 57 | Andorra | 0.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 58 | Croatia | 0.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 59 | Austria | 0.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 61 | Türkiye | 0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 62 | Georgia | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 63 | Tunisia | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 64 | Namibia | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 67 | Cyprus | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 68 | Jordan | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 69 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 70 | South Africa | 0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 71 | Mexico | 0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 72 | Peru | 0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 73 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 74 | Colombia | 0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 75 | Morocco | 0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 76 | Serbia | 0.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 77 | Philippines | -0.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 78 | Jamaica | -0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 79 | India | -0.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 80 | Brazil | -0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 81 | Vanuatu | -0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 82 | Eswatini | -0.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 83 | People's Republic of China | -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 84 | El Salvador | -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 85 | Indonesia | -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 87 | Ukraine | -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 88 | Ghana | -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 89 | Kenya | -0.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 90 | Rwanda | -0.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 91 | Lesotho | -0.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 92 | Armenia | -0.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | -0.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 94 | Albania | -0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 96 | Vietnam | -0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | -0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 98 | Suriname | -0.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 99 | State of Palestine | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 100 | Guatemala | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 101 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 102 | Cape Verde | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 103 | Mongolia | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 104 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 106 | Malawi | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 107 | Russian Federation | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 108 | Bhutan | -0.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 109 | Fiji | -0.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 110 | Pakistan | -0.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 111 | Honduras | -0.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 113 | Republic of The Gambia | -0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 114 | Zambia | -0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 115 | Belarus | -0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 116 | Egypt | -0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | -0.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 118 | Mozambique | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 119 | Nicaragua | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 120 | Senegal | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 121 | Belize | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 122 | Bolivia | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 123 | Nepal | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 124 | Benin | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 125 | Madagascar | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 126 | Nigeria | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 127 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 128 | Paraguay | -1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 129 | Cayman Islands | -1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | -1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 131 | Comoros | -1.0score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 132 | Burundi | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 133 | Ecuador | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 134 | Uganda | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 135 | Afghanistan | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 137 | Cuba | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 139 | Tajikistan | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 140 | Cambodia | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 141 | Ethiopia | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 142 | Iraq | -1.1score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 143 | New Caledonia | -1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 144 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 145 | Lebanon | -1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 146 | Liberia | -1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | -1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | -1.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 149 | Mauritania | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 150 | Mali | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 151 | Angola | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 152 | Togo | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 153 | Guinea | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 154 | Montenegro | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 155 | Libya | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 156 | Sudan | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 157 | Chad | -1.3score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 158 | Myanmar | -1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 159 | Bangladesh | -1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 160 | Gabon | -1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 161 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 162 | Cameroon | -1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 163 | Niger | -1.4score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 164 | Republic of the Congo | -1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 165 | Zimbabwe | -1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 167 | Central African Republic | -1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 168 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.5score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 169 | Venezuela | -1.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 170 | Djibouti | -1.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.6score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 172 | Yemen | -1.7score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 173 | Haiti | -1.8score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 174 | South Sudan | -1.9score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
| 175 | Somalia | -2.2score (approx. −2.5 to +2.5) |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) (2023).
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