Antigua and Barbuda - Regulatory Quality 2012

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
0.60 −0.03 from 2011 Global rank: 55th

Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory quality was 0.60 in 2012, decreased +0.03 from 0.63 in 2011. This was the 55th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 1.96 9.8%
2nd Hong Kong SAR, China 1.94 9.3%
3rd Sweden 1.90 0.4%
4th New Zealand 1.84 -6.1%
5th Finland 1.82 0.5%
6th Denmark 1.80 -5.2%
7th Australia 1.78 -4.0%
8th Luxembourg 1.76 -5.3%
9th Netherlands 1.75 -3.3%
10th Canada 1.71 1.3%
11th Switzerland 1.65 2.2%
12th United Kingdom 1.64 -0.7%
13th Ireland 1.56 -1.9%
14th Andorra 1.56 -3.1%
15th Liechtenstein 1.55 3.7%
16th Norway 1.54 -3.9%
17th Chile 1.54 6.6%
18th Germany 1.53 -1.3%
19th Austria 1.52 10.2%
20th Estonia 1.41 1.8%
21st Aruba 1.40 6.4%
22nd Greenland 1.37 3.2%
23rd Macao SAR, China 1.35 1.3%
24th Malta 1.32 -1.0%
25th Bermuda 1.32 -3.3%
26th United States 1.29 -11.0%
27th Belgium 1.22 -1.1%
28th Israel 1.17 -10.7%
29th Brunei Darussalam 1.15 -0.3%
30th Japan 1.14 5.9%
31st Cyprus 1.12 -8.6%
32nd France 1.12 -2.8%
33rd Lithuania 1.12 20.6%
34th Iceland 1.11 5.8%
35th Cayman Islands 1.10 -2.9%
36th St. Kitts and Nevis 1.08 -3.6%
37th Czechia 1.05 -11.9%
38th Slovak Republic 1.04 4.1%
39th Latvia 1.01 5.8%
40th Poland 1.00 3.9%
41st Hungary 0.98 -4.4%
42nd Spain 0.95 -10.7%
43rd Mauritius 0.93 21.4%
44th Puerto Rico (US) 0.91 7.1%
45th Korea 0.87 -11.9%
46th Portugal 0.82 32.1%
47th Qatar 0.80 60.3%
48th Italy 0.74 4.4%
49th Costa Rica 0.74 24.7%
50th Botswana 0.69 20.1%
51st Bahrain 0.68 -4.5%
52nd United Arab Emirates 0.67 50.7%
53rd Georgia 0.66 1.9%
54th Slovenia 0.63 -9.7%
55th Antigua and Barbuda 0.60 -5.1%
56th Guam 0.60 -5.1%
57th Virgin Islands (US) 0.60 -5.1%
58th Uruguay 0.60 -1.7%
59th Bulgaria 0.57 4.0%
60th Romania 0.56 -17.9%
61st Greece 0.52 6.0%
62nd Malaysia 0.48 -12.8%
63rd Panama 0.47 -12.3%
64th Oman 0.47 45.9%
65th Türkiye 0.45 14.7%
66th Barbados 0.45 -30.2%
67th Peru 0.44 7.9%
68th Mexico 0.42 127.1%
69th South Africa 0.40 -10.7%
70th Bahamas, The 0.39 -25.5%
71st American Samoa 0.36 -7.2%
72nd Croatia 0.35 -20.1%
73rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.34 -2.8%
74th Armenia 0.33 35.4%
75th Colombia 0.33 16.8%
76th St. Lucia 0.31 -29.7%
77th Dominica 0.30 28.9%
78th North Macedonia 0.26 22.5%
79th Grenada 0.25 10.9%
80th Trinidad and Tobago 0.25 -53.0%
81st Albania 0.24 -15.3%
82nd Jordan 0.23 -25.6%
83rd El Salvador 0.23 -43.5%
84th Jamaica 0.18 -28.0%
85th Brazil 0.17 -32.9%
86th Namibia 0.16 69.0%
87th Thailand 0.14 51.8%
88th Saudi Arabia 0.10 299.2%
89th Ghana 0.10 20.5%
90th West Bank and Gaza 0.07 -63.6%
91st Philippines 0.04 125.2%
92nd Montenegro 0.03 34,056.3%
93rd Cabo Verde 0.02 12,282.3%
94th Kuwait -0.04 -150.5%
95th Kosovo -0.04 73.3%
96th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.06 -4.7%
97th Dominican Republic -0.06 64.3%
98th Serbia -0.07 -316.2%
99th Senegal -0.11 55.5%
100th Morocco -0.11 37.2%
101st Moldova -0.12 -12.6%
102nd Sri Lanka -0.13 4.3%
103rd Rwanda -0.13 30.5%
104th Seychelles -0.13 -61.0%
105th Lebanon -0.14 -13.5%
106th Burkina Faso -0.14 32.2%
107th Honduras -0.21 -34.1%
108th Mongolia -0.22 9.1%
109th Indonesia -0.22 28.5%
110th Tunisia -0.24 8.9%
111th Gambia, The -0.26 26.7%
112th Paraguay -0.26 20.0%
113th Uganda -0.26 -48.5%
114th Guatemala -0.26 -24.3%
115th China -0.28 -9.7%
116th Eswatini -0.30 25.6%
117th Nicaragua -0.31 12.3%
118th Kenya -0.32 -31.8%
119th Kyrgyz Republic -0.34 -54.0%
120th Russian Federation -0.35 -11.3%
121st Cambodia -0.36 40.0%
122nd Samoa -0.36 -9.9%
123rd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.39 -56.1%
124th Kazakhstan -0.39 -65.9%
125th Benin -0.40 0.2%
126th Maldives -0.40 -4.4%
127th Tanzania -0.41 8.7%
128th Mali -0.43 -5.5%
129th Belize -0.44 -15.4%
130th Zambia -0.44 5.0%
131st Djibouti -0.46 22.6%
132nd Mozambique -0.47 1.5%
133rd Suriname -0.48 18.3%
134th India -0.48 -32.4%
135th Azerbaijan -0.49 -26.5%
136th Papua New Guinea -0.52 0.6%
137th Gabon -0.53 -16.6%
138th Lesotho -0.54 15.2%
139th Ukraine -0.55 1.6%
140th Madagascar -0.58 -4.3%
141st Fiji -0.59 -30.2%
142nd Niger -0.61 -7.3%
143rd Guyana -0.63 7.7%
144th Tonga -0.65 -7.6%
145th Mauritania -0.65 18.6%
146th Viet Nam -0.68 -10.9%
147th Yemen, Republic of -0.70 17.1%
148th Sierra Leone -0.71 2.8%
149th Malawi -0.71 5.5%
150th Pakistan -0.72 -11.5%
151st Nigeria -0.72 -3.4%
152nd Vanuatu -0.74 -8.8%
153rd Côte d'Ivoire -0.78 12.7%
154th São Tomé and Principe -0.80 -6.6%
155th Nepal -0.81 -9.6%
156th Lao PDR -0.83 15.0%
157th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.83 -9.0%
158th Togo -0.86 16.1%
159th Argentina -0.90 -27.9%
160th Cameroon -0.93 -15.0%
161st Ecuador -0.94 1.3%
162nd Haiti -0.95 10.3%
163rd Micronesia, Federated States of -0.95 -4.5%
164th Burundi -0.95 6.6%
165th Bangladesh -0.96 -17.4%
166th Angola -0.99 10.6%
167th Palau -0.99 -10.9%
168th Tajikistan -1.01 -3.5%
169th Guinea -1.02 -1.7%
170th Timor-Leste -1.02 2.8%
171st Solomon Islands -1.04 1.0%
172nd Liberia -1.05 2.9%
173rd Marshall Islands -1.06 -4.5%
174th Chad -1.07 -3.1%
175th Central African Republic -1.07 10.4%
176th Bhutan -1.09 5.3%
177th Iraq -1.14 -12.9%
178th Belarus -1.17 11.3%
179th Nauru -1.19 -9.9%
180th Afghanistan -1.19 22.4%
181st Guinea-Bissau -1.23 -9.3%
182nd Tuvalu -1.23 -4.7%
183rd Algeria -1.32 -8.9%
184th Kiribati -1.33 5.6%
185th Congo, Republic of -1.35 -7.8%
186th Comoros -1.39 -1.8%
187th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.43 6.3%
188th South Sudan -1.45 15.8%
189th Sudan -1.48 -12.3%
190th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.48 1.5%
191st Syrian Arab Republic -1.53 -60.8%
192nd Cuba -1.56 4.0%
193rd Uzbekistan -1.58 -1.4%
194th Equatorial Guinea -1.60 -7.6%
195th Libya -1.62 -13.6%
196th Myanmar -1.83 12.7%
197th Zimbabwe -1.87 1.1%
198th Turkmenistan -2.11 -3.1%
199th Eritrea -2.20 -1.8%
200th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.22 4.6%
201st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.53 -3.0%

FAQ

What was Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory quality in 2012?

Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory quality in 2012 was 0.60. This ranked 55th globally.

How did Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory quality change in 2012?

Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory quality decreased by 5.1% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2012?

Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2012 at 1.96.

What is the regulatory quality of Antigua and Barbuda in 2012?

The regulatory quality of Antigua and Barbuda in 2012 was 0.60. This ranked 55th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory quality?

Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory quality went from 0.63 in 2011 to 0.60 in 2012, a 5.1% decrease.