Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 61.66 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.66 0-100
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
67th
of 206 countries
All-time high
62.67 0-100
in 2010
All-time low
46.43 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Kuwait, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait stood at 61.66 0-100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait peaked at 62.67 0-100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.43 0-100, in 1998.
That places Kuwait 67th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 52.55 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 46.43 0-100 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 47.65 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 56.54 0-100 | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 57.36 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 59.54 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 60.81 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 59.32 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 59.95 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 61.18 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 61.51 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.67 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 60.21 0-100 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 57.96 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 57.6 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.73 0-100 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 55.39 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.03 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.23 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.09 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 57.69 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 58.06 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.61 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59.72 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 60.32 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.82 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 61.66 0-100 | +1.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 61.66 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.12 0-100, 87% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 61.66 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.59 0-100, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.49 0-100 | 46.43 0-100 | 52.55 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.21 0-100 | 47.65 0-100 | 61.51 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.26 0-100 | 54.73 0-100 | 62.67 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.86 0-100 | 58.06 0-100 | 61.66 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait was 61.66 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 62.67 0-100 in 2010.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.43 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Kuwait ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).