Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Brazil

Brazil: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 47.89 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
47.89 0-100
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
132nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
59.22 0-100
in 2010
All-time low
47.89 0-100
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Brazil, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 56.2 0-1001998: 58.1 0-1002000: 57.6 0-1002002: 57.1 0-1002003: 58.9 0-1002004: 56.6 0-1002005: 57.6 0-1002006: 55.9 0-1002007: 55.2 0-1002008: 58.5 0-1002009: 58.5 0-1002010: 59.2 0-1002011: 58.8 0-1002012: 58.9 0-1002013: 58.1 0-1002014: 55.5 0-1002015: 54.4 0-1002016: 54.3 0-1002017: 54.2 0-1002018: 51.9 0-1002019: 54.2 0-1002020: 53.4 0-1002021: 53.4 0-1002022: 52.6 0-1002023: 50 0-1002024: 48.9 0-1002025: 47.9 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 47.89 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Brazil peaked at 59.22 0-100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.89 0-100, in 2025.

Brazil ranks 132nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Brazil, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 56.24 0-100 —
1998 58.13 0-100 +3.4%
2000 57.57 0-100 -1.0%
2002 57.09 0-100 -0.8%
2003 58.92 0-100 +3.2%
2004 56.6 0-100 -3.9%
2005 57.58 0-100 +1.7%
2006 55.92 0-100 -2.9%
2007 55.17 0-100 -1.3%
2008 58.5 0-100 +6.0%
2009 58.46 0-100 -0.1%
2010 59.22 0-100 +1.3%
2011 58.82 0-100 -0.7%
2012 58.87 0-100 +0.1%
2013 58.05 0-100 -1.4%
2014 55.5 0-100 -4.4%
2015 54.43 0-100 -1.9%
2016 54.31 0-100 -0.2%
2017 54.17 0-100 -0.2%
2018 51.86 0-100 -4.3%
2019 54.23 0-100 +4.6%
2020 53.39 0-100 -1.5%
2021 53.38 0-100 -0.0%
2022 52.61 0-100 -1.5%
2023 50.04 0-100 -4.9%
2024 48.91 0-100 -2.2%
2025 47.89 0-100 -2.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 47.89 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.89 0-100, 89% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 47.89 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.98 0-100, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57.19 0-100 56.24 0-100 58.13 0-100 2
2000s 57.31 0-100 55.17 0-100 58.92 0-100 9
2010s 55.95 0-100 51.86 0-100 59.22 0-100 10
2020s 51.04 0-100 47.89 0-100 53.39 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 129 Guyana 48.5 0-100 compare
  2. 130 Kiribati 48.29 0-100 compare
  3. 131 Tuvalu 47.89 0-100 compare
  4. 133 Zambia 47.69 0-100 compare
  5. 134 Egypt 47.59 0-100 compare
  6. 135 Togo 47.31 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Brazil?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Brazil was 47.89 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 59.22 0-100 in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 47.89 0-100 in 2025.
How does Brazil rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Brazil ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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