Regulatory Quality - Governance score in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 78.7 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
78.7 0-100
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
14th
of 204 countries
All-time high
86.46 0-100
in 2006
All-time low
78.7 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in United Kingdom, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 82.2 0-1001998: 84.6 0-1002000: 85.2 0-1002002: 85.2 0-1002003: 84.4 0-1002004: 84.9 0-1002005: 84 0-1002006: 86.5 0-1002007: 84.7 0-1002008: 82.1 0-1002009: 79.1 0-1002010: 79.2 0-1002011: 79.6 0-1002012: 80.8 0-1002013: 82.1 0-1002014: 82.2 0-1002015: 83.5 0-1002016: 81.4 0-1002017: 81.2 0-1002018: 81.3 0-1002019: 81.9 0-1002020: 80.1 0-1002021: 80.1 0-1002022: 80.9 0-1002023: 79.9 0-1002024: 78.7 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 78.7 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in United Kingdom peaked at 86.46 0-100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 78.7 0-100, in 2024.

United Kingdom ranks 14th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.38 0-100 82.2 0-100 84.57 0-100 2
2000s 83.99 0-100 79.14 0-100 86.46 0-100 9
2010s 81.31 0-100 79.25 0-100 83.47 0-100 10
2020s 79.94 0-100 78.7 0-100 80.87 0-100 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 11 Sweden 81.23 0-100 compare
  2. 12 Norway 81.21 0-100 compare
  3. 13 Liechtenstein 79.09 0-100 compare
  4. 15 Greenland 78.58 0-100 compare
  5. 16 Germany 78.49 0-100 compare
  6. 17 Estonia 76.91 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in United Kingdom?
Regulatory quality - governance score in United Kingdom was 78.7 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 86.46 0-100 in 2006.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 78.7 0-100 in 2024.
How does United Kingdom rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,169 data points, 1996–2024
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