Guinea-Bissau - Regulatory Quality 1998

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
-1.22 −0.39 from 1997 Global rank: 158th

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality was -1.22 in 1998. This was the 158th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998
Regulatory Quality by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.15 -1.1%
2nd United Kingdom 1.97 -2.3%
3rd New Zealand 1.96 3.4%
4th Netherlands 1.86 1.2%
5th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.84 9.4%
6th Finland 1.76 13.8%
7th Denmark 1.71 -4.0%
8th Switzerland 1.64 5.4%
9th Ireland 1.64 8.3%
10th United States 1.61 1.1%
11th Canada 1.54 3.3%
12th Luxembourg 1.49 -15.1%
13th Bermuda 1.48 -1.6%
14th Liechtenstein 1.48 -1.6%
15th Australia 1.43 4.7%
16th Norway 1.41 -8.1%
17th Chile 1.38 -10.8%
18th Austria 1.35 -18.8%
19th Iceland 1.30 3.7%
20th Barbados 1.28 -0.3%
21st Andorra 1.25 -1.6%
22nd Puerto Rico (US) 1.25 -1.6%
23rd Germany 1.23 -16.9%
24th Spain 1.20 1.0%
25th Estonia 1.20 -3.6%
26th Sweden 1.16 -11.8%
27th Cyprus 1.16 -8.5%
28th Portugal 1.09 -10.9%
29th Slovenia 1.05 -3.8%
30th Israel 1.05 -3.1%
31st Bahamas, The 1.01 4.6%
32nd Malta 1.01 4.6%
33rd Cayman Islands 1.01 -1.7%
34th Dominica 1.01 -1.7%
35th Maldives 1.01 -1.7%
36th Belgium 1.01 -17.2%
37th Hungary 0.96 12.9%
38th Costa Rica 0.92 67.2%
39th Czechia 0.92 -14.5%
40th Lithuania 0.92 -14.9%
41st Uruguay 0.91 7.9%
42nd Brunei Darussalam 0.89 -33.8%
43rd Latvia 0.84 -7.2%
44th Botswana 0.83 28.0%
45th France 0.83 -21.3%
46th Panama 0.82 27.2%
47th Antigua and Barbuda 0.77 -1.7%
48th Bahrain 0.76 -3.5%
49th Italy 0.71 -16.9%
50th Trinidad and Tobago 0.71 18.1%
51st Malaysia 0.70 -10.5%
52nd Poland 0.62 -14.9%
53rd United Arab Emirates 0.58 -16.0%
54th Greece 0.58 7.5%
55th Peru 0.57 15.5%
56th Japan 0.55 -28.2%
57th Grenada 0.54 -1.9%
58th Macao SAR, China 0.54 -1.9%
59th Argentina 0.52 0.6%
60th South Africa 0.51 -1.4%
61st Slovak Republic 0.50 -26.2%
62nd Namibia 0.47 29.1%
63rd Türkiye 0.36 251.1%
64th Jordan 0.34 1,287.3%
65th Gabon 0.34 147.0%
66th Brazil 0.33 10.2%
67th Korea 0.32 -28.7%
68th Seychelles 0.30 -2.2%
69th Philippines 0.24 1,444.7%
70th Jamaica 0.22 7.8%
71st Romania 0.21 708.7%
72nd Belize 0.20 36.7%
73rd Bulgaria 0.19 202.4%
74th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.17 3,279.6%
75th Sri Lanka 0.16 139.9%
76th Mexico 0.15 14.0%
77th Tunisia 0.13 -5.0%
78th Mauritius 0.13 209.5%
79th Uganda 0.12 582.7%
80th Thailand 0.11 99.9%
81st El Salvador 0.08 140.7%
82nd Qatar 0.05 -71.0%
83rd Fiji 0.04 38.3%
84th Samoa 0.04 38.3%
85th Morocco 0.02 124.0%
86th Oman -0.05 -157.2%
87th Guyana -0.06 67.9%
88th Kuwait -0.06 -119.6%
89th Ecuador -0.06 79.0%
90th Dominican Republic -0.07 68.1%
91st Moldova -0.11 -60.7%
92nd Malawi -0.11 60.4%
93rd Benin -0.15 17.6%
94th Croatia -0.15 15.2%
95th Guatemala -0.15 50.0%
96th Mongolia -0.16 7.2%
97th Cambodia -0.16 28.1%
98th Senegal -0.17 -28.8%
99th Colombia -0.17 -59.4%
100th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.17 -255.0%
101st Eswatini -0.18 33.9%
102nd Kyrgyz Republic -0.19 36.8%
103rd Ghana -0.22 35.8%
104th Burkina Faso -0.23 22.1%
105th Nicaragua -0.24 46.7%
106th Armenia -0.25 10.7%
107th Kenya -0.26 18.1%
108th China -0.27 -0.4%
109th Saudi Arabia -0.29 7.3%
110th Côte d'Ivoire -0.29 28.3%
111th Zambia -0.29 39.2%
112th Lesotho -0.30 -3.4%
113th Mali -0.31 40.3%
114th Mozambique -0.32 38.0%
115th Indonesia -0.35 -594.5%
116th North Macedonia -0.37 -5.0%
117th Tanzania -0.40 10.4%
118th Papua New Guinea -0.40 6.9%
119th Honduras -0.40 42.2%
120th Bhutan -0.41 0.8%
121st Kazakhstan -0.41 -22.8%
122nd Albania -0.44 6.9%
123rd India -0.44 19.9%
124th Mauritania -0.45 -12.6%
125th Nepal -0.45 -12.6%
126th Cabo Verde -0.45 14.5%
127th Lebanon -0.50 -21.7%
128th Russian Federation -0.51 -18.0%
129th Suriname -0.53 2.2%
130th Paraguay -0.55 -10.7%
131st Yemen, Republic of -0.60 -36.9%
132nd Viet Nam -0.61 -1.3%
133rd São Tomé and Principe -0.64 1.1%
134th Pakistan -0.65 -27.1%
135th Togo -0.67 -72.5%
136th Gambia, The -0.69 17.9%
137th Georgia -0.70 30.8%
138th Ukraine -0.71 -68.8%
139th Niger -0.74 24.5%
140th Madagascar -0.80 12.8%
141st Guinea -0.81 4.1%
142nd Serbia -0.82 -14.7%
143rd Zimbabwe -0.84 -10.0%
144th Central African Republic -0.88 1.2%
145th West Bank and Gaza -0.88 1.2%
146th Algeria -0.88 2.9%
147th Djibouti -0.89 10.9%
148th Cameroon -0.91 19.2%
149th Nigeria -0.92 4.8%
150th Haiti -0.95 -4.5%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.03 -13.2%
152nd Azerbaijan -1.05 12.5%
153rd Bangladesh -1.05 -12.9%
154th Comoros -1.12 1.2%
155th Eritrea -1.12 1.2%
156th Lao PDR -1.13 -9.0%
157th Chad -1.20 2.2%
158th Guinea-Bissau -1.22 -46.2%
159th Syrian Arab Republic -1.25 -16.1%
160th Sudan -1.30 4.6%
161st Congo, Republic of -1.30 -6.2%
162nd Cuba -1.32 -19.6%
163rd Rwanda -1.35 -1.0%
164th Angola -1.45 -2.1%
165th Tajikistan -1.47 3.7%
166th Sierra Leone -1.49 2.4%
167th Belarus -1.50 -36.7%
168th Burundi -1.58 4.0%
169th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.62 -13.9%
170th Equatorial Guinea -1.63 -13.4%
171st Turkmenistan -1.75 -27.0%
172nd Liberia -1.75 4.2%
173rd Myanmar -1.78 -5.8%
174th Libya -1.89 -8.9%
175th Uzbekistan -2.02 -13.8%
176th Afghanistan -2.06 1.3%
177th Congo, Democratic Republic of -2.10 -19.4%
178th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.13 6.7%
179th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.18 7.2%
180th Iraq -2.20 -2.4%

FAQ

What was Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 1998?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 1998 was -1.22. This ranked 158th globally.

How did Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality change in 1998?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality decreased by 46.2% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 1998?

Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 1998 at 2.15.

What is the regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 1998?

The regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 1998 was -1.22. This ranked 158th globally.