Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Finland

Finland: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
89th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8
in 2025
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Finland, 1996–2025

024681996201020251996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 62003: 62004: 62005: 62006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 72013: 72014: 72015: 72016: 72017: 72018: 72019: 72020: 72021: 72022: 72023: 72024: 72025: 8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Finland recorded 8 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Finland peaked at 8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

Finland ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Finland, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 6 —
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 7 +16.7%
2013 7 +0.0%
2014 7 +0.0%
2015 7 +0.0%
2016 7 +0.0%
2017 7 +0.0%
2018 7 +0.0%
2019 7 +0.0%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 7 +0.0%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 8 +14.3%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 6 6 6 9
2010s 6.8 6 7 10
2020s 7.17 7 8 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 89 Albania 8 compare
  2. 89 Algeria 8 compare
  3. 89 Australia 8 compare
  4. 89 Austria 8 compare
  5. 89 Bahrain 8 compare
  6. 89 Belgium 8 compare
  7. 89 Bhutan 8 compare
  8. 89 Cape Verde 8 compare
  9. 89 Canada 8 compare
  10. 89 Costa Rica 8 compare
  11. 89 Cyprus 8 compare
  12. 89 Denmark 8 compare
  13. 89 Dominican Republic 8 compare
  14. 89 Ecuador 8 compare
  15. 89 Eritrea 8 compare
  16. 89 Eswatini 8 compare
  17. 89 France 8 compare
  18. 89 Germany 8 compare
  19. 89 Greece 8 compare
  20. 89 Guatemala 8 compare
  21. 89 Haiti 8 compare
  22. 89 Ireland 8 compare
  23. 89 Italy 8 compare
  24. 89 Jamaica 8 compare
  25. 89 Japan 8 compare
  26. 89 Luxembourg 8 compare
  27. 89 Mauritius 8 compare
  28. 89 Moldova 8 compare
  29. 89 Netherlands 8 compare
  30. 89 New Zealand 8 compare
  31. 89 Nicaragua 8 compare
  32. 89 Norway 8 compare
  33. 89 Oman 8 compare
  34. 89 Panama 8 compare
  35. 89 Paraguay 8 compare
  36. 89 Portugal 8 compare
  37. 89 Sao Tome and Principe 8 compare
  38. 89 Saudi Arabia 8 compare
  39. 89 Serbia 8 compare
  40. 89 Spain 8 compare
  41. 89 Sweden 8 compare
  42. 89 Trinidad and Tobago 8 compare
  43. 89 United Arab Emirates 8 compare
  44. 89 United Kingdom 8 compare
  45. 89 United States 8 compare
  46. 89 Uruguay 8 compare
  47. 89 Venezuela 8 compare
  48. 89 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Finland?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Finland was 8 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2025.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Finland rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Finland ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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