Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Australia

Australia: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 82.03 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
82.03 0-100
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
85.3 0-100
in 2012
All-time low
69.5 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Australia, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 69.5 0-1001998: 74.6 0-1002000: 80.6 0-1002002: 79.6 0-1002003: 82.4 0-1002004: 84.5 0-1002005: 83.3 0-1002006: 83.5 0-1002007: 83.6 0-1002008: 84.1 0-1002009: 82.7 0-1002010: 81.4 0-1002011: 83.9 0-1002012: 85.3 0-1002013: 84.5 0-1002014: 82.4 0-1002015: 82.3 0-1002016: 83.5 0-1002017: 83.7 0-1002018: 83.7 0-1002019: 84 0-1002020: 82.8 0-1002021: 83 0-1002022: 83.3 0-1002023: 83.5 0-1002024: 82 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - governance score in Australia stood at 82.03 0-100.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Australia peaked at 85.3 0-100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.5 0-100, in 1996.

That places Australia 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Australia, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 69.5 0-100
1998 74.63 0-100 +7.4%
2000 80.55 0-100 +7.9%
2002 79.57 0-100 -1.2%
2003 82.42 0-100 +3.6%
2004 84.51 0-100 +2.5%
2005 83.29 0-100 -1.4%
2006 83.52 0-100 +0.3%
2007 83.63 0-100 +0.1%
2008 84.06 0-100 +0.5%
2009 82.74 0-100 -1.6%
2010 81.43 0-100 -1.6%
2011 83.88 0-100 +3.0%
2012 85.3 0-100 +1.7%
2013 84.52 0-100 -0.9%
2014 82.41 0-100 -2.5%
2015 82.3 0-100 -0.1%
2016 83.47 0-100 +1.4%
2017 83.66 0-100 +0.2%
2018 83.7 0-100 +0.0%
2019 83.99 0-100 +0.3%
2020 82.75 0-100 -1.5%
2021 83.03 0-100 +0.3%
2022 83.26 0-100 +0.3%
2023 83.46 0-100 +0.2%
2024 82.03 0-100 -1.7%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 82.03 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.98 0-100, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 82.03 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.74 0-100, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.06 0-100 69.5 0-100 74.63 0-100 2
2000s 82.7 0-100 79.57 0-100 84.51 0-100 9
2010s 83.47 0-100 81.43 0-100 85.3 0-100 10
2020s 82.9 0-100 82.03 0-100 83.46 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Ireland 83.16 0-100 compare
  2. 7 Switzerland 82.79 0-100 compare
  3. 8 Hong Kong 82.3 0-100 compare
  4. 10 Netherlands 82.02 0-100 compare
  5. 11 Sweden 81.23 0-100 compare
  6. 12 Norway 81.21 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Australia?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Australia was 82.03 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 85.3 0-100 in 2012.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.5 0-100 in 1996.
How does Australia rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Australia ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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