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

Vietnam: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 55.3%
World rank
106th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
All-time low
-0.8167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Vietnam, 1996–2025

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020251996: -0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.817 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.739 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.515 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.484 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.435 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.436 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.508 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.556 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.514 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.594 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.318 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.282 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.265 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.228 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.347 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.318 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.314 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -0.14 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

Vietnam recorded -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for regulatory quality - governance estimate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.3% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Vietnam peaked at -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.8167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.

Vietnam ranks 106th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Vietnam, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.7146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.7503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.0%
2000 -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.6%
2002 -0.8167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.0%
2003 -0.7385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.6%
2004 -0.5803 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.4%
2005 -0.5147 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.3%
2006 -0.484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.0%
2007 -0.4352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.1%
2008 -0.436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.2%
2009 -0.5079 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.5%
2010 -0.5559 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.5%
2011 -0.5145 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.5%
2012 -0.6203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.6%
2013 -0.5943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.2%
2014 -0.4805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.1%
2015 -0.3179 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -33.8%
2016 -0.2997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2017 -0.2697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.0%
2018 -0.2821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.6%
2019 -0.2646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.2%
2020 -0.2277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.9%
2021 -0.3498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +53.6%
2022 -0.3473 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7%
2023 -0.3175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.6%
2024 -0.3137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.2%
2025 -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -55.3%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.0624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.7324 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.5735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.2827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 103 Bhutan -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 104 China -0.1108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 105 Panama -0.1213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 107 El Salvador -0.1415 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 108 Cote d'Ivoire -0.167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 109 India -0.1696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Vietnam?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Vietnam was -0.1402 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 Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was -0.1402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
How does Vietnam rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Vietnam ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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.