Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Kuwait

Kuwait: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 67.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
67.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
69th
of 206 countries
All-time high
69.0%
in 2010
All-time low
54.0%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Kuwait, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 60.11998: 542000: 55.22002: 63.72003: 64.62004: 66.72005: 682006: 65.62007: 66.22008: 67.52009: 67.82010: 692011: 66.52012: 64.32013: 63.92014: 612015: 61.72016: 61.32017: 61.52018: 62.42019: 642020: 64.42021: 64.92022: 65.72023: 65.92024: 66.42025: 67.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Kuwait stood at 67.2%.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Kuwait peaked at 69.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1998.

That places Kuwait 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Kuwait, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 60.1% —
1998 54.0% -10.2%
2000 55.2% +2.3%
2002 63.7% +15.4%
2003 64.6% +1.3%
2004 66.7% +3.4%
2005 68.0% +1.9%
2006 65.6% -3.5%
2007 66.2% +1.0%
2008 67.5% +1.9%
2009 67.8% +0.5%
2010 69.0% +1.7%
2011 66.5% -3.6%
2012 64.3% -3.4%
2013 63.9% -0.6%
2014 61.0% -4.5%
2015 61.7% +1.1%
2016 61.3% -0.6%
2017 61.5% +0.3%
2018 62.4% +1.4%
2019 64.0% +2.6%
2020 64.4% +0.6%
2021 64.9% +0.8%
2022 65.7% +1.2%
2023 65.9% +0.3%
2024 66.4% +0.8%
2025 67.2% +1.3%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 67.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 85% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 67.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57.1% 54.0% 60.1% 2
2000s 65.0% 55.2% 68.0% 9
2010s 63.6% 61.0% 69.0% 10
2020s 65.7% 64.4% 67.2% 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 66 Croatia 68.5% compare
  2. 67 Puerto Rico 68.3% compare
  3. 68 Slovakia 67.6% compare
  4. 70 Botswana 67.0% compare
  5. 71 Saint Lucia 67.0% compare
  6. 72 Bulgaria 66.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Kuwait?
Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Kuwait was 67.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1998.
How does Kuwait rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
Kuwait ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
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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