Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Austria
Austria: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 73.87 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
73.87 0-100
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
28th
of 206 countries
All-time high
86.25 0-100
in 2007
All-time low
73.87 0-100
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Austria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - governance score in Austria stood at 73.87 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Austria peaked at 86.25 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 73.87 0-100, in 2025.
That places Austria 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Austria, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 80.72 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 79.38 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 83.05 0-100 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 85.8 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 85.28 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.51 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 85.59 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 86 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.25 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.41 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 82.74 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 83.43 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 82.31 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.55 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.93 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 78.49 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 78.12 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.76 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 80.11 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.72 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 81.99 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.51 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 80.07 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.4 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.39 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 75.82 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 73.87 0-100 | -2.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 73.87 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.12 0-100, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 73.87 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.01 0-100, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.05 0-100 | 79.38 0-100 | 80.72 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.74 0-100 | 82.74 0-100 | 86.25 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.74 0-100 | 78.12 0-100 | 83.43 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.84 0-100 | 73.87 0-100 | 80.51 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Austria?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Austria was 73.87 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.25 0-100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.87 0-100 in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Austria ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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