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

Libya: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) was 26.86 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
26.86 0-100
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
198th
of 206 countries
All-time high
38.07 0-100
in 2008
All-time low
19.61 0-100
in 2016
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Libya, 1996–2025

0102030401996201020251996: 25.2 0-1001998: 24.1 0-1002000: 27.6 0-1002002: 25.5 0-1002003: 25.5 0-1002004: 30.5 0-1002005: 31.3 0-1002006: 32.5 0-1002007: 35.4 0-1002008: 38.1 0-1002009: 35.3 0-1002010: 34 0-1002011: 30.8 0-1002012: 32.1 0-1002013: 28.6 0-1002014: 22.5 0-1002015: 21.1 0-1002016: 19.6 0-1002017: 21.6 0-1002018: 20.3 0-1002019: 19.8 0-1002020: 20.6 0-1002021: 22 0-1002022: 22 0-1002023: 23.4 0-1002024: 24.2 0-1002025: 26.9 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 2025, regulatory quality - governance score in Libya stood at 26.86 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Libya peaked at 38.07 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.61 0-100, in 2016.

That places Libya 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Libya, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Libya, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 25.21 0-100 —
1998 24.08 0-100 -4.5%
2000 27.61 0-100 +14.7%
2002 25.52 0-100 -7.6%
2003 25.53 0-100 +0.0%
2004 30.52 0-100 +19.5%
2005 31.27 0-100 +2.5%
2006 32.48 0-100 +3.9%
2007 35.39 0-100 +9.0%
2008 38.07 0-100 +7.6%
2009 35.34 0-100 -7.2%
2010 33.95 0-100 -3.9%
2011 30.83 0-100 -9.2%
2012 32.1 0-100 +4.1%
2013 28.56 0-100 -11.0%
2014 22.55 0-100 -21.0%
2015 21.06 0-100 -6.6%
2016 19.61 0-100 -6.9%
2017 21.57 0-100 +10.0%
2018 20.25 0-100 -6.1%
2019 19.82 0-100 -2.1%
2020 20.62 0-100 +4.0%
2021 21.98 0-100 +6.6%
2022 21.95 0-100 -0.1%
2023 23.43 0-100 +6.7%
2024 24.15 0-100 +3.1%
2025 26.86 0-100 +11.2%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 26.86 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.89 0-100, 50% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 26.86 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.59 0-100, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.64 0-100 24.08 0-100 25.21 0-100 2
2000s 31.31 0-100 25.52 0-100 38.07 0-100 9
2010s 25.03 0-100 19.61 0-100 33.95 0-100 10
2020s 23.16 0-100 20.62 0-100 26.86 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 195 Haiti 29.5 0-100 compare
  2. 196 Iran 29.24 0-100 compare
  3. 197 Cuba 28.34 0-100 compare
  4. 199 Somalia 26.15 0-100 compare
  5. 200 Sudan 25.48 0-100 compare
  6. 201 Syria 24.33 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Libya?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Libya was 26.86 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 Libya?
The highest recorded value was 38.07 0-100 in 2008.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 19.61 0-100 in 2016.
How does Libya rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Libya ranks 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya 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).