Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in China

China: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
47th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in China, 1996–2024

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Source: World Bank.

Analysis

China recorded 9 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in China peaked at 9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

China ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in China, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in China, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 6
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2002 7 +16.7%
2003 7 +0.0%
2004 8 +14.3%
2005 8 +0.0%
2006 8 +0.0%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 9 +12.5%
2012 9 +0.0%
2013 9 +0.0%
2014 9 +0.0%
2015 9 +0.0%
2016 9 +0.0%
2017 9 +0.0%
2018 9 +0.0%
2019 9 +0.0%
2020 9 +0.0%
2021 9 +0.0%
2022 9 +0.0%
2023 8 -11.1%
2024 9 +12.5%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • China's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 7.56 6 8 9
2010s 8.9 8 9 10
2020s 8.8 8 9 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 47 Bulgaria 9 compare
  2. 47 Burundi 9 compare
  3. 47 Central African Republic 9 compare
  4. 47 Colombia 9 compare
  5. 47 Croatia 9 compare
  6. 47 Czechia 9 compare
  7. 47 Egypt 9 compare
  8. 47 El Salvador 9 compare
  9. 47 Estonia 9 compare
  10. 47 Honduras 9 compare
  11. 47 Hungary 9 compare
  12. 47 Kazakhstan 9 compare
  13. 47 South Korea 9 compare
  14. 47 Laos 9 compare
  15. 47 Latvia 9 compare
  16. 47 Malaysia 9 compare
  17. 47 Mauritania 9 compare
  18. 47 Mexico 9 compare
  19. 47 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
  20. 47 Peru 9 compare
  21. 47 Poland 9 compare
  22. 47 Romania 9 compare
  23. 47 Singapore 9 compare
  24. 47 Slovakia 9 compare
  25. 47 Slovenia 9 compare
  26. 47 South Africa 9 compare
  27. 47 Tajikistan 9 compare
  28. 47 Turkey 9 compare
  29. 47 Vietnam 9 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in China?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in China was 9 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2011.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does China rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
China ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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