Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Italy

Italy: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 64.96 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
64.96 0-100
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
52nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
71.07 0-100
in 2003
All-time low
60.83 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Italy, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 63.2 0-1001998: 65.9 0-1002000: 67.5 0-1002002: 69.1 0-1002003: 71.1 0-1002004: 70.6 0-1002005: 69.2 0-1002006: 69.6 0-1002007: 69.3 0-1002008: 68.9 0-1002009: 67.4 0-1002010: 66.6 0-1002011: 62.5 0-1002012: 62.5 0-1002013: 62.6 0-1002014: 60.8 0-1002015: 64.1 0-1002016: 64.9 0-1002017: 64.9 0-1002018: 63.7 0-1002019: 65.9 0-1002020: 62.3 0-1002021: 63.9 0-1002022: 64.3 0-1002023: 65.8 0-1002024: 65 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 64.96 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Italy peaked at 71.07 0-100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.83 0-100, in 2014.

Italy ranks 52nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Italy, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 63.22 0-100
1998 65.92 0-100 +4.3%
2000 67.47 0-100 +2.4%
2002 69.12 0-100 +2.4%
2003 71.07 0-100 +2.8%
2004 70.64 0-100 -0.6%
2005 69.16 0-100 -2.1%
2006 69.61 0-100 +0.6%
2007 69.28 0-100 -0.5%
2008 68.88 0-100 -0.6%
2009 67.41 0-100 -2.1%
2010 66.63 0-100 -1.1%
2011 62.52 0-100 -6.2%
2012 62.47 0-100 -0.1%
2013 62.56 0-100 +0.1%
2014 60.83 0-100 -2.8%
2015 64.12 0-100 +5.4%
2016 64.86 0-100 +1.2%
2017 64.89 0-100 +0.0%
2018 63.7 0-100 -1.8%
2019 65.92 0-100 +3.5%
2020 62.3 0-100 -5.5%
2021 63.91 0-100 +2.6%
2022 64.34 0-100 +0.7%
2023 65.84 0-100 +2.3%
2024 64.96 0-100 -1.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 64.96 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.85 0-100, 93% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 64.96 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.11 0-100, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.57 0-100 63.22 0-100 65.92 0-100 2
2000s 69.18 0-100 67.41 0-100 71.07 0-100 9
2010s 63.85 0-100 60.83 0-100 66.63 0-100 10
2020s 64.27 0-100 62.3 0-100 65.84 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 49 Puerto Rico 65.16 0-100 compare
  2. 50 Georgia 65.11 0-100 compare
  3. 51 Uruguay 65.06 0-100 compare
  4. 53 Antigua and Barbuda 64.87 0-100 compare
  5. 54 Bermuda 64.78 0-100 compare
  6. 55 Spain 64.65 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Italy?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Italy was 64.96 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 71.07 0-100 in 2003.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 60.83 0-100 in 2014.
How does Italy rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Italy ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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
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).