Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 53.89 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Bhutan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 53.89 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Bhutan peaked at 59.21 0-100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.44 0-100, in 2010.
That places Bhutan 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 52.33 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 52.63 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 52.64 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.02 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.21 0-100 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 44.15 0-100 | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 52.92 0-100 | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 46.82 0-100 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 47.04 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 45.41 0-100 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 39.85 0-100 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 39.44 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 39.49 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.92 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.67 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 41.55 0-100 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 48.71 0-100 | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 49.4 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.26 0-100 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 54.64 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 54.32 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.91 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.5 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.52 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 53.53 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.54 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.89 0-100 | +0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 53.89 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.38 0-100, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 53.89 0-100 is above the median for South Asia, which is 49.46 0-100, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -25.4% | 59.21 0-100 | 44.15 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.48 0-100 | 52.33 0-100 | 52.63 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.01 0-100 | 39.85 0-100 | 59.21 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.04 0-100 | 39.44 0-100 | 54.64 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.98 0-100 | 53.52 0-100 | 54.91 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Bhutan?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Bhutan was 53.89 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.21 0-100 in 2003.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.44 0-100 in 2010.
- How does Bhutan rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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