Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Bahrain

Bahrain: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 69.85 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
69.85 0-100
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
69.85 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
59.09 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Bahrain, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 59.1 0-1001998: 63.2 0-1002000: 63.9 0-1002002: 67.5 0-1002003: 67.7 0-1002004: 67.9 0-1002005: 67.9 0-1002006: 67.7 0-1002007: 69.6 0-1002008: 67.6 0-1002009: 67.9 0-1002010: 68.8 0-1002011: 69.1 0-1002012: 67.5 0-1002013: 67.8 0-1002014: 64.7 0-1002015: 66.5 0-1002016: 63.3 0-1002017: 62.7 0-1002018: 62.7 0-1002019: 63.1 0-1002020: 63.6 0-1002021: 67.4 0-1002022: 68.6 0-1002023: 69.2 0-1002024: 69.8 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - governance score in Bahrain stood at 69.85 0-100. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Bahrain peaked at 69.85 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.09 0-100, in 1996.

That places Bahrain 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Bahrain, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 59.09 0-100
1998 63.15 0-100 +6.9%
2000 63.86 0-100 +1.1%
2002 67.51 0-100 +5.7%
2003 67.71 0-100 +0.3%
2004 67.94 0-100 +0.3%
2005 67.87 0-100 -0.1%
2006 67.75 0-100 -0.2%
2007 69.6 0-100 +2.7%
2008 67.6 0-100 -2.9%
2009 67.94 0-100 +0.5%
2010 68.77 0-100 +1.2%
2011 69.06 0-100 +0.4%
2012 67.53 0-100 -2.2%
2013 67.79 0-100 +0.4%
2014 64.75 0-100 -4.5%
2015 66.49 0-100 +2.7%
2016 63.28 0-100 -4.8%
2017 62.69 0-100 -0.9%
2018 62.69 0-100 +0.0%
2019 63.07 0-100 +0.6%
2020 63.62 0-100 +0.9%
2021 67.42 0-100 +6.0%
2022 68.58 0-100 +1.7%
2023 69.21 0-100 +0.9%
2024 69.85 0-100 +0.9%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 69.85 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.98 0-100, 100% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 69.85 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.49 0-100, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.12 0-100 59.09 0-100 63.15 0-100 2
2000s 67.53 0-100 63.86 0-100 69.6 0-100 9
2010s 65.61 0-100 62.69 0-100 69.06 0-100 10
2020s 67.74 0-100 63.62 0-100 69.85 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 35 South Korea 70.85 0-100 compare
  2. 36 Aruba 70.33 0-100 compare
  3. 37 Qatar 70.1 0-100 compare
  4. 39 Mauritius 69.69 0-100 compare
  5. 40 Brunei 68.85 0-100 compare
  6. 41 San Marino 68.51 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Bahrain?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Bahrain was 69.85 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 69.85 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 59.09 0-100 in 1996.
How does Bahrain rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Bahrain ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bahrain 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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