Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
205
Highest
756.82 % change on previous year
Kazakhstan
Lowest
-420.19 % change on previous year
Panama
Median
0.5223 % change on previous year
Years covered
22
2003–2024
Data points
4,390
What the numbers show
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 756.82 % change on previous year in Kazakhstan; the lowest is -420.19 % change on previous year in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5223 % change on previous year, and the mean is 7.7 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 13,068.0%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 9,209.5%).
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 756.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,250.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 327.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,166.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 212.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 632.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Fiji | 165.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Albania | 114.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Namibia | 55.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 382.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 53.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 352.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Oman | 46.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,009.5% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 44.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 337.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Morocco | 43.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 43.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Armenia | 43.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Kosovo | 42.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 317.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 42.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 317.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Hungary | 41.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Samoa | 40.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Tuvalu | 39.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Maldives | 33.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 625.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Guyana | 32.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13,068.0% | volatile |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 32.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Paraguay | 28.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 25.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Kuwait | 25.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Marshall Islands | 25.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13,004.2% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 24.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,151.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Guatemala | 24.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Nigeria | 23.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 427.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Palau | 21.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,107.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 21.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,693.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 21.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 20.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 20.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 214.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Rwanda | 19.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 19.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 452.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Laos | 17.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Malawi | 17.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 220.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bhutan | 16.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 16.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Kiribati | 16.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Tonga | 16.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 16.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 16.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Malaysia | 15.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 246.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 15.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Angola | 14.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Moldova | 14.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Lesotho | 14.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 48 | China | 12.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 12.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,532.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Madagascar | 11.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 675.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 11.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,486.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Greenland | 10.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,991.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Latvia | 10.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | 10.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 9.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Brunei | 9.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritania | 9.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,229.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Zambia | 9.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Tanzania | 9.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 222.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Senegal | 9.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Nepal | 9.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 64 | East Timor | 8.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 8.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 7.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Burundi | 7.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Nauru | 7.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 743.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea | 7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Liberia | 6.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 6.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Lithuania | 6.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,379.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Israel | 5.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Haiti | 5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Finland | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Libya | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Vietnam | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Bahrain | 4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 4.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 431.2% | volatile |
| 84 | South Sudan | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Pakistan | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 87 | South Africa | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Congo | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Comoros | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Qatar | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Barbados | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Gabon | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Norway | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Myanmar | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Germany | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 101 | South Korea | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Hong Kong | 0.5223 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 0.4933 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovenia | 0.3586 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 0.3576 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 107 | American Samoa | 0.3445 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Guam | 0.3445 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Netherlands | 0.2171 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bermuda | 0.2143 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 111 | San Marino | 0.1556 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 112 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.1217 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Singapore | 0.1216 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 0.0675 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0672 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Aruba | 0.0627 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Cayman Islands | 0.0568 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 0.0339 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 119 | North Korea | 0.0176 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Sweden | -0.0299 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | -0.1597 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Turkey | -0.1707 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Eritrea | -0.3451 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Chad | -0.3607 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | -0.4569 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6265 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Venezuela | -0.8025 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Togo | -0.9516 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Mozambique | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Somalia | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.6% | volatile |
| 132 | New Zealand | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 138.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Switzerland | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 195.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Mali | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Eswatini | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Iran | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Denmark | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Sudan | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 218.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Belgium | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Estonia | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Macao | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | -4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Austria | -4.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Iceland | -4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | -4.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Uganda | -4.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Belarus | -4.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Japan | -4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 152 | United Kingdom | -4.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,580.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Australia | -5.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Lebanon | -5.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | -5.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 360.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Portugal | -5.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Poland | -5.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Bangladesh | -5.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.8% | volatile |
| 159 | United States | -5.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Syria | -5.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | -5.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 228.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Greece | -6.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Grenada | -6.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Malta | -7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 165 | France | -7.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Afghanistan | -7.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Ecuador | -7.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Chile | -7.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia | -7.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Italy | -7.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Djibouti | -8.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 288.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Bolivia | -8.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 590.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Burkina Faso | -8.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | -9.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 259.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Botswana | -9.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Thailand | -10.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Spain | -10.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Mexico | -11.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Jordan | -12.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 341.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Uruguay | -12.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Canada | -13.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 231.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Bahamas | -13.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | -15.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Cuba | -16.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Benin | -17.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 859.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Monaco | -17.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9,209.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Bulgaria | -18.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 550.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Georgia | -19.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Russia | -20.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovakia | -24.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Brazil | -24.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Trinidad and Tobago | -25.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Suriname | -25.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Palestine | -29.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Montenegro | -35.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Croatia | -35.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Peru | -35.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 412.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Jamaica | -38.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 221.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Cape Verde | -53.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 634.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Dominica | -61.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Indonesia | -63.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Mongolia | -72.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 311.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Colombia | -90.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,154.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Panama | -420.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,997.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.