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

Moldova: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 54.59 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
54.59 0-100
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
55.18 0-100
in 2022
All-time low
45.27 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Moldova, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 52.2 0-1001998: 49.4 0-1002000: 46.7 0-1002002: 45.8 0-1002003: 45.3 0-1002004: 46.3 0-1002005: 46.1 0-1002006: 47.6 0-1002007: 49.6 0-1002008: 50.6 0-1002009: 51.4 0-1002010: 52.5 0-1002011: 52.6 0-1002012: 51.4 0-1002013: 52.5 0-1002014: 54 0-1002015: 52.1 0-1002016: 51.5 0-1002017: 53.4 0-1002018: 52.2 0-1002019: 54 0-1002020: 53.4 0-1002021: 54.4 0-1002022: 55.2 0-1002023: 55.1 0-1002024: 55.2 0-1002025: 54.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 54.59 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Moldova peaked at 55.18 0-100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.27 0-100, in 2003.

Moldova ranks 98th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Moldova, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 52.17 0-100 —
1998 49.39 0-100 -5.3%
2000 46.7 0-100 -5.5%
2002 45.83 0-100 -1.9%
2003 45.27 0-100 -1.2%
2004 46.29 0-100 +2.2%
2005 46.07 0-100 -0.5%
2006 47.61 0-100 +3.3%
2007 49.59 0-100 +4.1%
2008 50.64 0-100 +2.1%
2009 51.41 0-100 +1.5%
2010 52.51 0-100 +2.1%
2011 52.61 0-100 +0.2%
2012 51.45 0-100 -2.2%
2013 52.52 0-100 +2.1%
2014 53.98 0-100 +2.8%
2015 52.11 0-100 -3.5%
2016 51.53 0-100 -1.1%
2017 53.42 0-100 +3.7%
2018 52.18 0-100 -2.3%
2019 54.01 0-100 +3.5%
2020 53.43 0-100 -1.1%
2021 54.43 0-100 +1.9%
2022 55.18 0-100 +1.4%
2023 55.05 0-100 -0.2%
2024 55.17 0-100 +0.2%
2025 54.59 0-100 -1.1%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 54.59 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.89 0-100, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 54.59 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.01 0-100, 83% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.78 0-100 49.39 0-100 52.17 0-100 2
2000s 47.71 0-100 45.27 0-100 51.41 0-100 9
2010s 52.63 0-100 51.45 0-100 54.01 0-100 10
2020s 54.64 0-100 53.43 0-100 55.18 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 95 Grenada 55.04 0-100 compare
  2. 96 Paraguay 54.99 0-100 compare
  3. 97 Mongolia 54.65 0-100 compare
  4. 99 South Africa 54.32 0-100 compare
  5. 100 Samoa 54.2 0-100 compare
  6. 101 Bahamas 53.98 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Moldova?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Moldova was 54.59 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 55.18 0-100 in 2022.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 45.27 0-100 in 2003.
How does Moldova rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Moldova ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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