Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Macao

Macao: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
193rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
3
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

11.522.531996201020251996: 11998: 12000: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 22009: 32010: 32011: 32012: 32013: 32014: 32015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 32021: 32022: 32023: 32024: 22025: 2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Macao recorded 2 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2025.

That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Macao peaked at 3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.

Macao ranks 193rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Macao, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 1 —
1998 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 2 +100.0%
2009 3 +50.0%
2010 3 +0.0%
2011 3 +0.0%
2012 3 +0.0%
2013 3 +0.0%
2014 3 +0.0%
2015 3 +0.0%
2016 3 +0.0%
2017 3 +0.0%
2018 3 +0.0%
2019 3 +0.0%
2020 3 +0.0%
2021 3 +0.0%
2022 3 +0.0%
2023 3 +0.0%
2024 2 -33.3%
2025 2 +0.0%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 25% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 29% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 2
2000s 1.33 1 3 9
2010s 3 3 3 10
2020s 2.67 2 3 6

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 193 Aruba 2 compare
  2. 193 Cayman Islands 2 compare
  3. 193 Nauru 2 compare
  4. 193 Palau 2 compare
  5. 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Macao?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Macao was 2 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2009.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
How does Macao rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Macao ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao 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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