Data for 2017

Regulatory Quality, 2017

Name: Regulatory Quality, 2017
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Regulatory Quality, 2017 covers 207 countries on 2 measures. Hong Kong is highest, at 2.1517; North Korea is lowest, at -2.1393. The middle country reads -0.0648. Against 2016, 207 values changed (123 up, 84 down), the same countries are covered.

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Regulatory Quality · Data for 2017

HighestHong Kong

2.1517

LowestNorth Korea

-2.1393

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

207countries
2measures per country
2017the year it describes
202distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Regulatory Quality, 2017, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.1517	92.538
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.1073	91.773
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.0543	90.860
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9402	88.897
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.8968	88.149
6	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8454	87.264
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.8415	87.196
8	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.8392	87.157
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.8027	86.529
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.7872	86.263
11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.7129	84.983
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6590	84.056
13	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6559	84.001
14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.6515	83.927
15	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.6356	83.653
16	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.5969	82.986
17	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.5807	82.707
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.5740	82.592
19	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.5284	81.807
20	United States`USA`Northern America	1.4813	80.996
21	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.4765	80.915
22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.4301	80.114
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3959	79.526
=24	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3403	78.568
=24	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.3403	78.568
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.3038	77.941
27	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.2945	77.780
28	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.2625	77.229
29	Chile`CHL`South America	1.2610	77.204
30	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2581	77.153
31	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.2496	77.008
32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.2401	76.845
33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.1452	75.210
34	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.1156	74.700
35	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.0744	73.991
36	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.0541	73.643
37	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	1.0379	73.363
38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.0240	73.125
39	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.9923	72.579
40	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.9894	72.529
41	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.9630	72.075
42	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.9491	71.835
43	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.9381	71.645
44	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.9354	71.599
=45	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.8647	70.381
=45	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.8647	70.381
=45	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.8647	70.381
=45	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.8647	70.381
49	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.8454	70.049
50	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.8124	69.481
51	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.7917	69.126
52	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.7121	67.754
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.7019	67.579
54	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.7002	67.551
55	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.6811	67.221
56	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.6581	66.825
57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.5819	65.514
58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.5761	65.413
59	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.5680	65.274
60	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5530	65.015
61	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.5175	64.405
62	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.4785	63.733
63	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.4770	63.707
64	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.4178	62.688
65	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.4166	62.668
66	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.4076	62.514
67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.3612	61.714
68	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.3545	61.600
69	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.3410	61.367
70	Peru`PER`South America	0.3234	61.064
71	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3056	60.757
72	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.2849	60.400
73	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.2681	60.111
74	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.2504	59.807
75	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.2400	59.627
76	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.2289	59.436
77	Colombia`COL`South America	0.2276	59.414
78	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2171	59.234
79	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.2081	59.079
80	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.2032	58.995
81	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.1878	58.729
82	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.1622	58.288
83	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.1618	58.281
84	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.1598	58.248
85	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1555	58.173
86	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1366	57.848
87	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.1323	57.774
88	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.1152	57.479
89	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1124	57.430
90	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.1111	57.409
91	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.0892	57.032
92	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.0703	56.707
93	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.0695	56.693
94	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.0636	56.591
95	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.0445	56.262
96	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.0317	56.041
97	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.0053	55.588
98	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.0051	55.584
99	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0019	55.529
100	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.0154	55.231
101	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.0461	54.703
102	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.0486	54.660
103	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.0520	54.602
104	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0648	54.380
105	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.0769	54.172
106	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.0842	54.047
=107	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	-0.0865	54.007
=107	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.0865	54.007
109	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.0894	53.958
110	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-0.1189	53.449
111	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.1204	53.424
112	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.1298	53.262
113	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.1443	53.012
114	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.1547	52.833
115	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.1549	52.830
116	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.1664	52.632
117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.2051	51.965
118	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.2078	51.919
119	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.2081	51.913
120	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.2162	51.775
121	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.2319	51.505
122	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.2543	51.119
123	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.2697	50.853
124	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.2885	50.530
125	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.2979	50.367
126	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.3248	49.904
127	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.3255	49.892
128	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.3339	49.748
129	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.3422	49.606
130	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.3523	49.431
131	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.3682	49.158
132	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.3733	49.070
133	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.3886	48.807
134	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.3972	48.658
135	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.4057	48.513
136	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.4093	48.450
137	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.4107	48.426
138	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4550	47.663
139	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4650	47.492
140	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.4751	47.318
141	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.4788	47.254
142	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.5058	46.789
143	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.5269	46.426
144	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.5551	45.940
145	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.5609	45.840
146	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.5630	45.804
147	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.5677	45.723
148	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.5694	45.695
149	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.6323	44.611
150	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.6364	44.541
151	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6540	44.237
152	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.6562	44.201
153	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.6574	44.179
154	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6741	43.891
155	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.6785	43.816
156	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.6825	43.746
157	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.6935	43.558
158	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.6976	43.487
159	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.6978	43.484
160	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.6986	43.471
161	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.7115	43.248
162	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.7427	42.711
163	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.7648	42.330
164	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.7761	42.135
165	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.7817	42.040
166	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.7918	41.865
167	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.7956	41.801
168	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.8045	41.647
169	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8205	41.371
170	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.8254	41.287
171	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.8410	41.018
172	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.8541	40.793
173	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.8614	40.668
174	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-0.8668	40.574
175	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.8680	40.554
176	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.8905	40.166
177	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.9082	39.861
178	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.9112	39.810
179	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.9185	39.684
180	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.9484	39.169
181	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.9664	38.860
182	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.9715	38.773
183	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.0807	36.892
184	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.1059	36.459
185	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.1204	36.209
186	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.1422	35.834
187	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.1643	35.453
188	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.2000	34.838
189	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.2245	34.417
190	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.2290	34.339
191	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.2410	34.132
192	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.2605	33.797
193	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.2997	33.122
194	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.3131	32.892
195	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.4197	31.057
196	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.4208	31.038
197	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.4494	30.545
198	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.4516	30.508
199	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4659	30.261
200	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.6431	27.211
201	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.7837	24.791
202	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.8179	24.201
203	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.8285	24.019
204	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.9501	21.925
205	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.9705	21.574
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0928	19.469
207	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.1393	18.669

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Hong Kong2.1517
2Singapore2.1073
3New Zealand2.0543
4Netherlands1.9402
5Switzerland1.8968

Lowest

207North Korea-2.1393
206Somalia-2.0928
205Libya-1.9705
204Eritrea-1.9501
203South Sudan-1.8285

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0648. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Regulatory Quality (0–100)
HighestHong Kong92.538
LowestNorth Korea18.669
Middle country: 54.380

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
123 · 84rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tunisia-0.5010 → -0.1549+0.3461
Kazakhstan-0.1168 → 0.1323+0.2491
Andorra1.0981 → 1.3403+0.2422
Bhutan-0.3543 → -0.1298+0.2245
Tajikistan-1.0600 → -0.8614+0.1986

Fell most

American Samoa0.1469 → -0.0865−0.2334
Qatar0.6982 → 0.5175−0.1807
Bahamas0.1992 → 0.0445−0.1547
Tanzania-0.4092 → -0.5551−0.1459
Japan1.5259 → 1.3959−0.1300

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

202 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 0.8647. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2017). Regulatory Quality, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/regulatory-quality/2017

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