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

Latvia: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 73.1 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
73.1 0-100
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
30th
of 206 countries
All-time high
75.02 0-100
in 2021
All-time low
64.35 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Latvia, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 66.2 0-1001998: 65 0-1002000: 64.3 0-1002002: 71.4 0-1002003: 74.7 0-1002004: 71.9 0-1002005: 72.6 0-1002006: 74.2 0-1002007: 73.6 0-1002008: 73.4 0-1002009: 73.2 0-1002010: 73.3 0-1002011: 73.6 0-1002012: 72.1 0-1002013: 72.2 0-1002014: 73.3 0-1002015: 73.4 0-1002016: 72.9 0-1002017: 73.1 0-1002018: 73.5 0-1002019: 73.7 0-1002020: 73.4 0-1002021: 75 0-1002022: 72.7 0-1002023: 72.2 0-1002024: 73.8 0-1002025: 73.1 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 73.1 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2025.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Latvia peaked at 75.02 0-100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.35 0-100, in 2000.

That places Latvia 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Latvia, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 66.25 0-100 —
1998 65.02 0-100 -1.8%
2000 64.35 0-100 -1.0%
2002 71.38 0-100 +10.9%
2003 74.73 0-100 +4.7%
2004 71.87 0-100 -3.8%
2005 72.64 0-100 +1.1%
2006 74.16 0-100 +2.1%
2007 73.59 0-100 -0.8%
2008 73.37 0-100 -0.3%
2009 73.17 0-100 -0.3%
2010 73.31 0-100 +0.2%
2011 73.63 0-100 +0.4%
2012 72.06 0-100 -2.1%
2013 72.24 0-100 +0.3%
2014 73.33 0-100 +1.5%
2015 73.39 0-100 +0.1%
2016 72.86 0-100 -0.7%
2017 73.12 0-100 +0.4%
2018 73.52 0-100 +0.5%
2019 73.7 0-100 +0.2%
2020 73.38 0-100 -0.4%
2021 75.02 0-100 +2.2%
2022 72.74 0-100 -3.0%
2023 72.16 0-100 -0.8%
2024 73.84 0-100 +2.3%
2025 73.1 0-100 -1.0%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 73.1 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.12 0-100, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 73.1 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.01 0-100, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.64 0-100 65.02 0-100 66.25 0-100 2
2000s 72.14 0-100 64.35 0-100 74.73 0-100 9
2010s 73.12 0-100 72.06 0-100 73.7 0-100 10
2020s 73.37 0-100 72.16 0-100 75.02 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 27 Greenland 73.92 0-100 compare
  2. 28 Austria 73.87 0-100 compare
  3. 29 Iceland 73.84 0-100 compare
  4. 31 United States 72.81 0-100 compare
  5. 32 South Korea 72.76 0-100 compare
  6. 33 Bahrain 72.76 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Latvia?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Latvia was 73.1 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 75.02 0-100 in 2021.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 64.35 0-100 in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Latvia ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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