Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Kuwait

Kuwait: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 61.23 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.23 0-100
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
63rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
61.94 0-100
in 2010
All-time low
46.92 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Kuwait, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 53 0-1001998: 46.9 0-1002000: 48.3 0-1002002: 57.2 0-1002003: 58 0-1002004: 59.7 0-1002005: 61.3 0-1002006: 59.4 0-1002007: 60 0-1002008: 60.7 0-1002009: 60.9 0-1002010: 61.9 0-1002011: 59.4 0-1002012: 57.2 0-1002013: 56.7 0-1002014: 53.8 0-1002015: 54.5 0-1002016: 54.1 0-1002017: 54.4 0-1002018: 55.2 0-1002019: 56.5 0-1002020: 57 0-1002021: 57.5 0-1002022: 58.7 0-1002023: 59.9 0-1002024: 61.2 0-100

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

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait stood at 61.23 0-100.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait peaked at 61.94 0-100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.92 0-100, in 1998.

That places Kuwait 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Kuwait, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 53.03 0-100
1998 46.92 0-100 -11.5%
2000 48.26 0-100 +2.9%
2002 57.21 0-100 +18.5%
2003 58.04 0-100 +1.4%
2004 59.75 0-100 +2.9%
2005 61.34 0-100 +2.7%
2006 59.37 0-100 -3.2%
2007 60 0-100 +1.1%
2008 60.75 0-100 +1.3%
2009 60.91 0-100 +0.3%
2010 61.94 0-100 +1.7%
2011 59.37 0-100 -4.1%
2012 57.24 0-100 -3.6%
2013 56.75 0-100 -0.9%
2014 53.84 0-100 -5.1%
2015 54.46 0-100 +1.2%
2016 54.09 0-100 -0.7%
2017 54.38 0-100 +0.5%
2018 55.16 0-100 +1.4%
2019 56.53 0-100 +2.5%
2020 57 0-100 +0.8%
2021 57.45 0-100 +0.8%
2022 58.75 0-100 +2.3%
2023 59.95 0-100 +2.0%
2024 61.23 0-100 +2.1%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 61.23 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.85 0-100, 88% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 61.23 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.49 0-100, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.97 0-100 46.92 0-100 53.03 0-100 2
2000s 58.4 0-100 48.26 0-100 61.34 0-100 9
2010s 56.38 0-100 53.84 0-100 61.94 0-100 10
2020s 58.88 0-100 57 0-100 61.23 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 60 Greece 62.43 0-100 compare
  2. 61 Barbados 61.81 0-100 compare
  3. 62 Slovakia 61.25 0-100 compare
  4. 64 Botswana 61.2 0-100 compare
  5. 65 American Samoa 61.04 0-100 compare
  6. 65 Guam 61.04 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Kuwait was 61.23 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 61.94 0-100 in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 46.92 0-100 in 1998.
How does Kuwait rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Kuwait ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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).