Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland

Poland: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
42nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
0.4277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Poland, 1996–2025

00.20.40.60.811996201020251996: 0.428 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.611 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.702 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.772 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.705 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.836 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.762 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.845 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.953 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.879 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.895 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.934 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.903 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.784 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.702 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.757 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.854 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.749 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.739 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.742 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.694 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.683 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: 0.789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

In 2025, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Poland stood at 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Poland peaked at 0.9534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

Poland ranks 42nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.4277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.6481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +51.5%
2000 0.6112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2002 0.7017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.8%
2003 0.7722 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.0%
2004 0.7052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.7%
2005 0.8356 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.5%
2006 0.7616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.9%
2007 0.8297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.9%
2008 0.8455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.9%
2009 0.9015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.6%
2010 0.9534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.8%
2011 0.8789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.8%
2012 0.895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.8%
2013 0.9342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.4%
2014 0.9034 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.3%
2015 0.7999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.5%
2016 0.7835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%
2017 0.7019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.4%
2018 0.7568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.8%
2019 0.854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.8%
2020 0.7488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.3%
2021 0.7388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.3%
2022 0.7422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2023 0.6945 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.4%
2024 0.6826 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2025 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.6%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 87% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6107 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.7738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.8461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.7326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6826 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 39 Cyprus 0.8525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 40 San Marino 0.8501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 40 Andorra 0.8501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 43 Oman 0.6927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 44 Malaysia 0.6842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 45 Cayman Islands 0.6727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Poland?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Poland was 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Poland rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Poland ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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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.