Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Australia
Australia: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 84.23 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
84.23 0-100
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 206 countries
All-time high
88.5 0-100
in 2012
All-time low
73.83 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Australia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - governance score in Australia stood at 84.23 0-100.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Australia peaked at 88.5 0-100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.83 0-100, in 1996.
That places Australia 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Australia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 73.83 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 78.2 0-100 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 83.45 0-100 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 82.54 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 85.21 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 87.93 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 86.74 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 86.67 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.85 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.06 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.85 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 84.46 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 86.98 0-100 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 88.5 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 88.29 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.99 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 85.97 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.19 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 87.16 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.33 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.59 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.35 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 86.6 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.09 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.66 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 84.23 0-100 | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 84.23 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.12 0-100, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 84.23 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.42 0-100, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.02 0-100 | 73.83 0-100 | 78.2 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.81 0-100 | 82.54 0-100 | 87.93 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.95 0-100 | 84.46 0-100 | 88.5 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.01 0-100 | 84.23 0-100 | 87.1 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 2 New Zealand 87.41 0-100 compare
- 3 Denmark 84.69 0-100 compare
- 4 Switzerland 84.48 0-100 compare
- 6 Luxembourg 83.78 0-100 compare
- 7 Finland 83.62 0-100 compare
- 8 Ireland 83.34 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Australia?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Australia was 84.23 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5 0-100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.83 0-100 in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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