Regulatory Quality - Governance score in China

China: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 53.74 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53.74 0-100
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
54.47 0-100
in 2021
All-time low
45.11 0-100
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in China, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 49.6 0-1001998: 48.7 0-1002000: 50.5 0-1002002: 45.1 0-1002003: 45.8 0-1002004: 49.8 0-1002005: 50.5 0-1002006: 52.4 0-1002007: 52.6 0-1002008: 53.7 0-1002009: 52.7 0-1002010: 52.9 0-1002011: 53.3 0-1002012: 50.9 0-1002013: 50.7 0-1002014: 52.2 0-1002015: 52 0-1002016: 52.5 0-1002017: 53.7 0-1002018: 53.4 0-1002019: 53.9 0-1002020: 53.8 0-1002021: 54.5 0-1002022: 53.4 0-1002023: 53.6 0-1002024: 53.7 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

China recorded 53.74 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in China peaked at 54.47 0-100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.11 0-100, in 2002.

That places China 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in China, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in China, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 49.64 0-100
1998 48.68 0-100 -1.9%
2000 50.5 0-100 +3.8%
2002 45.11 0-100 -10.7%
2003 45.84 0-100 +1.6%
2004 49.82 0-100 +8.7%
2005 50.52 0-100 +1.4%
2006 52.35 0-100 +3.6%
2007 52.59 0-100 +0.5%
2008 53.71 0-100 +2.1%
2009 52.67 0-100 -2.0%
2010 52.85 0-100 +0.4%
2011 53.3 0-100 +0.8%
2012 50.94 0-100 -4.4%
2013 50.72 0-100 -0.4%
2014 52.2 0-100 +2.9%
2015 52.04 0-100 -0.3%
2016 52.53 0-100 +0.9%
2017 53.75 0-100 +2.3%
2018 53.43 0-100 -0.6%
2019 53.89 0-100 +0.8%
2020 53.81 0-100 -0.1%
2021 54.47 0-100 +1.2%
2022 53.43 0-100 -1.9%
2023 53.57 0-100 +0.3%
2024 53.74 0-100 +0.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 53.74 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • China's 53.74 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.74 0-100, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.16 0-100 48.68 0-100 49.64 0-100 2
2000s 50.35 0-100 45.11 0-100 53.71 0-100 9
2010s 52.56 0-100 50.72 0-100 53.89 0-100 10
2020s 53.81 0-100 53.43 0-100 54.47 0-100 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 97 Moldova 54.13 0-100 compare
  2. 98 South Africa 53.91 0-100 compare
  3. 99 Mongolia 53.75 0-100 compare
  4. 101 Panama 53.7 0-100 compare
  5. 102 Ghana 53.45 0-100 compare
  6. 103 Bhutan 53.42 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in China?
Regulatory quality - governance score in China was 53.74 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 54.47 0-100 in 2021.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 45.11 0-100 in 2002.
How does China rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
China ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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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