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

Italy: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) was 65.79 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
65.79 0-100
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
73.53 0-100
in 2003
All-time low
63.72 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Italy, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 67.2 0-1001998: 69.6 0-1002000: 70 0-1002002: 71.6 0-1002003: 73.5 0-1002004: 73.4 0-1002005: 71.7 0-1002006: 72.5 0-1002007: 72.2 0-1002008: 71.9 0-1002009: 70.2 0-1002010: 69.5 0-1002011: 65.1 0-1002012: 65 0-1002013: 65.2 0-1002014: 63.7 0-1002015: 67.3 0-1002016: 67.8 0-1002017: 67.8 0-1002018: 66.6 0-1002019: 68.7 0-1002020: 65 0-1002021: 66.4 0-1002022: 66.5 0-1002023: 67.5 0-1002024: 66.7 0-1002025: 65.8 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 Italy is 65.79 0-100, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Italy peaked at 73.53 0-100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.72 0-100, in 2014.

Italy ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Italy, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 67.19 0-100 —
1998 69.56 0-100 +3.5%
2000 70.03 0-100 +0.7%
2002 71.64 0-100 +2.3%
2003 73.53 0-100 +2.6%
2004 73.45 0-100 -0.1%
2005 71.68 0-100 -2.4%
2006 72.55 0-100 +1.2%
2007 72.23 0-100 -0.4%
2008 71.92 0-100 -0.4%
2009 70.2 0-100 -2.4%
2010 69.52 0-100 -1.0%
2011 65.08 0-100 -6.4%
2012 64.99 0-100 -0.1%
2013 65.16 0-100 +0.3%
2014 63.72 0-100 -2.2%
2015 67.3 0-100 +5.6%
2016 67.82 0-100 +0.8%
2017 67.75 0-100 -0.1%
2018 66.6 0-100 -1.7%
2019 68.71 0-100 +3.2%
2020 64.99 0-100 -5.4%
2021 66.42 0-100 +2.2%
2022 66.51 0-100 +0.1%
2023 67.46 0-100 +1.4%
2024 66.68 0-100 -1.2%
2025 65.79 0-100 -1.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 65.79 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.12 0-100, 93% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 65.79 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.01 0-100, 100% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.38 0-100 67.19 0-100 69.56 0-100 2
2000s 71.91 0-100 70.03 0-100 73.53 0-100 9
2010s 66.67 0-100 63.72 0-100 69.52 0-100 10
2020s 66.31 0-100 64.99 0-100 67.46 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 49 Georgia 66.23 0-100 compare
  2. 50 Antigua and Barbuda 66.17 0-100 compare
  3. 51 Bermuda 66.04 0-100 compare
  4. 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 65.54 0-100 compare
  5. 54 Portugal 65.15 0-100 compare
  6. 55 Uruguay 65 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Italy?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Italy was 65.79 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 73.53 0-100 in 2003.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 63.72 0-100 in 2014.
How does Italy rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Italy ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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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).