Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Germany

Germany: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 78.49 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
78.49 0-100
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
81.59 0-100
in 2017
All-time low
73.08 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Germany, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 73.1 0-1001998: 74.1 0-1002000: 80.2 0-1002002: 81 0-1002003: 78.5 0-1002004: 77.5 0-1002005: 78.6 0-1002006: 78.6 0-1002007: 79 0-1002008: 76.2 0-1002009: 77 0-1002010: 77.3 0-1002011: 78.1 0-1002012: 78.6 0-1002013: 78.2 0-1002014: 79.4 0-1002015: 80.7 0-1002016: 81.5 0-1002017: 81.6 0-1002018: 81.4 0-1002019: 81.1 0-1002020: 79.5 0-1002021: 80.3 0-1002022: 79.5 0-1002023: 78.1 0-1002024: 78.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Germany recorded 78.49 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Germany peaked at 81.59 0-100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.08 0-100, in 1996.

Germany ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Germany, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 73.08 0-100
1998 74.13 0-100 +1.4%
2000 80.16 0-100 +8.1%
2002 81.05 0-100 +1.1%
2003 78.52 0-100 -3.1%
2004 77.54 0-100 -1.2%
2005 78.61 0-100 +1.4%
2006 78.62 0-100 +0.0%
2007 78.96 0-100 +0.4%
2008 76.18 0-100 -3.5%
2009 77.02 0-100 +1.1%
2010 77.29 0-100 +0.3%
2011 78.09 0-100 +1.0%
2012 78.57 0-100 +0.6%
2013 78.17 0-100 -0.5%
2014 79.42 0-100 +1.6%
2015 80.75 0-100 +1.7%
2016 81.51 0-100 +0.9%
2017 81.59 0-100 +0.1%
2018 81.35 0-100 -0.3%
2019 81.12 0-100 -0.3%
2020 79.5 0-100 -2.0%
2021 80.3 0-100 +1.0%
2022 79.52 0-100 -1.0%
2023 78.11 0-100 -1.8%
2024 78.49 0-100 +0.5%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 78.49 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.98 0-100, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 78.49 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.4 0-100, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.61 0-100 73.08 0-100 74.13 0-100 2
2000s 78.52 0-100 76.18 0-100 81.05 0-100 9
2010s 79.79 0-100 77.29 0-100 81.59 0-100 10
2020s 79.19 0-100 78.11 0-100 80.3 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 13 Liechtenstein 79.09 0-100 compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom 78.7 0-100 compare
  3. 15 Greenland 78.58 0-100 compare
  4. 17 Estonia 76.91 0-100 compare
  5. 18 Macao 76.49 0-100 compare
  6. 19 Canada 76.35 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Germany?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Germany was 78.49 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 81.59 0-100 in 2017.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 73.08 0-100 in 1996.
How does Germany rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Germany ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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