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Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Kuwait

Kuwait: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
50th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2025
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

02468101996201020251996: 41998: 42000: 42002: 52003: 52004: 52005: 52006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 62013: 62014: 62015: 62016: 62017: 62018: 62019: 62020: 62021: 62022: 72023: 82024: 82025: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in Kuwait is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Kuwait peaked at 9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Kuwait ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Year Value Change
1996 4 —
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2002 5 +25.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 5 +0.0%
2005 5 +0.0%
2006 6 +20.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 6 +0.0%
2021 6 +0.0%
2022 7 +16.7%
2023 8 +14.3%
2024 8 +0.0%
2025 9 +12.5%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 5.33 4 6 9
2010s 6 6 6 10
2020s 7.33 6 9 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 50 Argentina 9 compare
  2. 50 Bolivia 9 compare
  3. 50 Brazil 9 compare
  4. 50 Bulgaria 9 compare
  5. 50 Burundi 9 compare
  6. 50 Central African Republic 9 compare
  7. 50 Chile 9 compare
  8. 50 China 9 compare
  9. 50 Colombia 9 compare
  10. 50 Croatia 9 compare
  11. 50 Czechia 9 compare
  12. 50 Djibouti 9 compare
  13. 50 El Salvador 9 compare
  14. 50 Estonia 9 compare
  15. 50 Gabon 9 compare
  16. 50 Guinea-Bissau 9 compare
  17. 50 Honduras 9 compare
  18. 50 Hungary 9 compare
  19. 50 Kazakhstan 9 compare
  20. 50 South Korea 9 compare
  21. 50 Laos 9 compare
  22. 50 Latvia 9 compare
  23. 50 Lithuania 9 compare
  24. 50 Malaysia 9 compare
  25. 50 Mexico 9 compare
  26. 50 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
  27. 50 Peru 9 compare
  28. 50 Poland 9 compare
  29. 50 Qatar 9 compare
  30. 50 Romania 9 compare
  31. 50 Singapore 9 compare
  32. 50 Slovakia 9 compare
  33. 50 Slovenia 9 compare
  34. 50 Somalia 9 compare
  35. 50 South Africa 9 compare
  36. 50 Tajikistan 9 compare
  37. 50 Thailand 9 compare
  38. 50 Turkey 9 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Kuwait?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Kuwait was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2025.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Kuwait rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Kuwait ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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
Last refreshed