Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Singapore
Lowest
-2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Eritrea
Median
-0.1021 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,391
What the numbers show
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Singapore; the lowest is -2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.1021 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 127 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 5,664.5%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 614.3%).
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 5 | Australia | 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 12 | Monaco | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 15 | Canada | 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 17 | Macao | 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 24.8% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 24 | Israel | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 27 | Greenland | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.6% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | United States | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 32 | South Korea | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 33 | Bahrain | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 34 | Qatar | 0.9978 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 35 | France | 0.9887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 36 | Aruba | 0.9748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 37 | Brunei | 0.963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 38 | Mauritius | 0.9321 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 0.8525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 40 | Andorra | 0.8501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 40 | San Marino | 0.8501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 42 | Poland | 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Oman | 0.6927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 0.6842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 0.6727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 0.6605 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 48 | Chile | 0.6359 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 49 | Georgia | 0.6234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 51 | Bermuda | 0.6123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 52 | Italy | 0.598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 53 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5832 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 0.5608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.5522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0.5381 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Palau | 0.445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Croatia | 0.435 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 292.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Spain | 0.4193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 61 | Greece | 0.416 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 62 | Malta | 0.4084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 63 | Barbados | 0.394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 64 | Slovakia | 0.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 65 | American Samoa | 0.3745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Guam | 0.3745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 0.3581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 5,664.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Botswana | 0.3543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 0.3392 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Jordan | 0.3314 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Seychelles | 0.3148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Albania | 0.3003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 615.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 0.2807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 74 | Romania | 0.2687 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 0.2638 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 76 | Rwanda | 0.2546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 0.221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 0.2177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 0.2093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 0.1836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 435.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | 0.172 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 0.1244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 0.1193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 0.1063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 0.0723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Dominica | 0.0675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Serbia | 0.0572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 0.0512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.0323 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 0.0222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 0.0155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 0.0081 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | -0.0179 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Grenada | -0.0262 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 138.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | -0.0295 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Mongolia | -0.0493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Moldova | -0.0529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 121.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 351.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Bahamas | -0.0884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 153.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Argentina | -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Bhutan | -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 104 | China | -0.1108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | -0.1213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 128.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Vietnam | -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | -0.1415 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 188.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 109 | India | -0.1696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 110 | Turkey | -0.1719 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 184.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.1776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 514.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Ghana | -0.1842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Colombia | -0.1974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 155.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -0.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 51.6% | falling |
| 115 | Kosovo | -0.2229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 116 | Mexico | -0.2337 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 199.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Tonga | -0.2553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | -0.2631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 119 | Ukraine | -0.2817 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 120 | Benin | -0.2963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | -0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 577.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | -0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 123 | Vanuatu | -0.3399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 124 | Kenya | -0.3733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.3968 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 39.0% | flat |
| 126 | Maldives | -0.3971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.4037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Palestine | -0.4065 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 297.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Guyana | -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 130 | Kiribati | -0.4186 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 131 | Tuvalu | -0.4418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 132 | Brazil | -0.4419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 614.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Zambia | -0.4536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 134 | Egypt | -0.4592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 135 | Togo | -0.4756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 136 | Lesotho | -0.4885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 137 | Tanzania | -0.4937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | -0.5201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 139 | Tunisia | -0.525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | -0.5471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Nauru | -0.5761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 142 | Cambodia | -0.5866 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 143 | Malawi | -0.589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 144 | Uganda | -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 58.5% | rising |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | -0.6313 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 147 | Honduras | -0.6348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 148 | Gambia | -0.6445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 149 | Nigeria | -0.6455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 150 | Nepal | -0.6534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 151 | Laos | -0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | -0.6761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 101.5% | falling |
| 153 | Ecuador | -0.7138 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 154 | Mauritania | -0.7227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 155 | Gabon | -0.7298 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 156 | Ethiopia | -0.7299 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | -0.7313 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 158 | East Timor | -0.7324 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 159 | Angola | -0.7439 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 160 | Mozambique | -0.7604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 161 | Niger | -0.7658 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 162 | Micronesia (country) | -0.7768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Cameroon | -0.7869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 164 | Algeria | -0.7891 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 165 | Suriname | -0.7955 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 166 | Tajikistan | -0.8038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 167 | Mali | -0.8083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 168 | Madagascar | -0.8333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 169 | Lebanon | -0.8532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 163.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Liberia | -0.8653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 171 | Burundi | -0.8681 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 172 | Djibouti | -0.8712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 173 | Pakistan | -0.9179 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 37.1% | flat |
| 174 | Bangladesh | -0.9378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 176 | Nicaragua | -0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 219.3% | falling |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | -0.9512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 178 | Guinea | -0.9513 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 179 | Iraq | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 181 | Chad | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 183 | Russia | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Congo | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 185 | Bolivia | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 187 | Belarus | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 189 | Central African Republic | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 192 | Afghanistan | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 193 | Myanmar | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 194 | Yemen | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 195 | Haiti | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 196 | Iran | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 197 | Cuba | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 198 | Libya | -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 199 | Somalia | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 200 | Sudan | -1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 201 | Syria | -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 202 | Turkmenistan | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 203 | South Sudan | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 204 | Venezuela | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 205 | North Korea | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 206 | Eritrea | -2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
About this data
Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.