Côte d'Ivoire Regulatory Quality

Côte d'Ivoire’s Regulatory Quality score has risen steadily over the 26‑year coverage period, moving from –0.40 in 1996 to an all‑time peak of –0.00 in 2025, where it ranks 94th globally. The indicator’s trough of –1.03 occurred in 2004, reflecting a period of weaker institutional frameworks and inconsistent policy implementation. Since that low point, reforms aimed at streamlining business licensing, enhancing transparency in public procurement and improving the predictability of regulatory enforcement have contributed to the gradual improvement. By comparison, peers such as Azerbaijan (0.02) and Colombia (–0.01) sit marginally above and below Côte d'Ivoire’s current level, underscoring the modest but competitive position of the Ivorian economy within the middle‑range of the World Bank’s governance spectrum. Continued advances in anti‑corruption measures, digitalization of regulatory processes and alignment with international standards could sustain the upward trajectory, potentially lifting the score into positive territory in the coming years.