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

Nepal: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) was 44.25 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
44.25 0-100
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
150th
of 206 countries
All-time high
46.68 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
40.7 0-100
in 2010
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Nepal, 1996–2025

010203040501996201020251996: 43.9 0-1001998: 44.1 0-1002000: 42 0-1002002: 44.6 0-1002003: 43.4 0-1002004: 44.8 0-1002005: 46.7 0-1002006: 46.5 0-1002007: 46.6 0-1002008: 44.3 0-1002009: 42.6 0-1002010: 40.7 0-1002011: 41.2 0-1002012: 41.5 0-1002013: 40.8 0-1002014: 42.3 0-1002015: 42.6 0-1002016: 43.6 0-1002017: 43.2 0-1002018: 44.7 0-1002019: 45.1 0-1002020: 43.6 0-1002021: 44.1 0-1002022: 44.7 0-1002023: 44.3 0-1002024: 44.6 0-1002025: 44.2 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 2025, regulatory quality - governance score in Nepal stood at 44.25 0-100.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Nepal peaked at 46.68 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.7 0-100, in 2010.

That places Nepal 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Nepal, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 43.9 0-100 —
1998 44.11 0-100 +0.5%
2000 42 0-100 -4.8%
2002 44.58 0-100 +6.1%
2003 43.43 0-100 -2.6%
2004 44.83 0-100 +3.2%
2005 46.68 0-100 +4.1%
2006 46.52 0-100 -0.3%
2007 46.59 0-100 +0.2%
2008 44.32 0-100 -4.9%
2009 42.61 0-100 -3.9%
2010 40.7 0-100 -4.5%
2011 41.19 0-100 +1.2%
2012 41.54 0-100 +0.8%
2013 40.77 0-100 -1.8%
2014 42.34 0-100 +3.8%
2015 42.64 0-100 +0.7%
2016 43.58 0-100 +2.2%
2017 43.25 0-100 -0.8%
2018 44.73 0-100 +3.4%
2019 45.09 0-100 +0.8%
2020 43.61 0-100 -3.3%
2021 44.06 0-100 +1.0%
2022 44.71 0-100 +1.5%
2023 44.29 0-100 -0.9%
2024 44.6 0-100 +0.7%
2025 44.25 0-100 -0.8%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 44.25 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.38 0-100, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 44.25 0-100 is below the median for South Asia, which is 49.46 0-100, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44 0-100 43.9 0-100 44.11 0-100 2
2000s 44.62 0-100 42 0-100 46.68 0-100 9
2010s 42.58 0-100 40.7 0-100 45.09 0-100 10
2020s 44.25 0-100 43.61 0-100 44.71 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 147 Honduras 44.57 0-100 compare
  2. 148 Gambia 44.4 0-100 compare
  3. 149 Nigeria 44.38 0-100 compare
  4. 151 Laos 44.14 0-100 compare
  5. 152 Eswatini 43.86 0-100 compare
  6. 153 Ecuador 43.21 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Nepal?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Nepal was 44.25 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 46.68 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7 0-100 in 2010.
How does Nepal rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Nepal ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal 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).