Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in France
France: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) was 72.52 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in France, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - governance score in France stood at 72.52 0-100.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in France peaked at 80.79 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.16 0-100, in 1996.
That places France 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in France, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 70.16 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 71.21 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 74.27 0-100 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 75.29 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 78.98 0-100 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 78.73 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.84 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.6 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.54 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.99 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 76.76 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 77.72 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 75.42 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 75.28 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.74 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 74.13 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 75.45 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 75.3 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.15 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 77.75 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.79 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 77.11 0-100 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 77.36 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.13 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.95 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 73.63 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 72.52 0-100 | -1.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 72.52 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.12 0-100, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- France's 72.52 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.69 0-100 | 70.16 0-100 | 71.21 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.78 0-100 | 74.27 0-100 | 79.54 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.47 0-100 | 74.13 0-100 | 80.79 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.45 0-100 | 72.52 0-100 | 77.36 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in France?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in France was 72.52 0-100 in 2025, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 80.79 0-100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.16 0-100 in 1996.
- How does France rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- France ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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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About this data
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).