Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Brazil

Brazil: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 50.22 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
50.22 0-100
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
120th
of 205 countries
All-time high
57.86 0-100
in 2010
All-time low
50.22 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Brazil, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 53.2 0-1001998: 56 0-1002000: 56.2 0-1002002: 56.3 0-1002003: 57.8 0-1002004: 55.4 0-1002005: 56.4 0-1002006: 54.9 0-1002007: 54.2 0-1002008: 57.3 0-1002009: 57.2 0-1002010: 57.9 0-1002011: 57.8 0-1002012: 57.9 0-1002013: 56.9 0-1002014: 54.3 0-1002015: 53.3 0-1002016: 53.3 0-1002017: 53.2 0-1002018: 51 0-1002019: 53.3 0-1002020: 52.5 0-1002021: 52.5 0-1002022: 51.7 0-1002023: 51.1 0-1002024: 50.2 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Brazil is 50.22 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Brazil peaked at 57.86 0-100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.22 0-100, in 2024.

That places Brazil 120th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Brazil, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 53.17 0-100
1998 55.95 0-100 +5.2%
2000 56.21 0-100 +0.5%
2002 56.31 0-100 +0.2%
2003 57.83 0-100 +2.7%
2004 55.44 0-100 -4.1%
2005 56.36 0-100 +1.7%
2006 54.88 0-100 -2.6%
2007 54.18 0-100 -1.3%
2008 57.32 0-100 +5.8%
2009 57.22 0-100 -0.2%
2010 57.86 0-100 +1.1%
2011 57.84 0-100 -0.0%
2012 57.85 0-100 +0.0%
2013 56.91 0-100 -1.6%
2014 54.29 0-100 -4.6%
2015 53.34 0-100 -1.7%
2016 53.35 0-100 +0.0%
2017 53.19 0-100 -0.3%
2018 51.01 0-100 -4.1%
2019 53.29 0-100 +4.5%
2020 52.47 0-100 -1.6%
2021 52.48 0-100 +0.0%
2022 51.73 0-100 -1.4%
2023 51.14 0-100 -1.1%
2024 50.22 0-100 -1.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 50.22 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 50.22 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7 0-100, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.56 0-100 53.17 0-100 55.95 0-100 2
2000s 56.2 0-100 54.18 0-100 57.83 0-100 9
2010s 54.89 0-100 51.01 0-100 57.86 0-100 10
2020s 51.61 0-100 50.22 0-100 52.48 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 117 Senegal 51.05 0-100 compare
  2. 118 Vietnam 50.65 0-100 compare
  3. 119 Benin 50.49 0-100 compare
  4. 121 Sri Lanka 50.14 0-100 compare
  5. 122 Ukraine 50.12 0-100 compare
  6. 123 Guatemala 49.98 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Brazil?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Brazil was 50.22 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 57.86 0-100 in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 50.22 0-100 in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Brazil ranks 120th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), 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
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,160 data points, 1996–2024
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Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).