Guinea-Bissau - Regulatory Quality 2015

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
-1.23 −0.02 from 2014 Global rank: 185th

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality was -1.23 in 2015, decreased +0.02 from -1.21 in 2014. This was the 185th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.25 1.2%
2nd Hong Kong SAR, China 2.18 6.4%
3rd New Zealand 1.91 -1.7%
4th United Kingdom 1.83 0.8%
5th Finland 1.83 -2.8%
6th Ireland 1.81 2.8%
7th Sweden 1.80 -0.1%
8th Netherlands 1.79 1.4%
9th Australia 1.78 -4.3%
10th Macao SAR, China 1.76 2.1%
11th Switzerland 1.73 -3.9%
12th Denmark 1.72 2.5%
13th Germany 1.71 0.9%
14th Canada 1.71 -7.2%
15th Estonia 1.66 -0.7%
16th Luxembourg 1.65 1.3%
17th Norway 1.59 -2.8%
18th Austria 1.39 -6.2%
19th Liechtenstein 1.38 -3.3%
20th Aruba 1.36 9.1%
21st Greenland 1.34 -2.5%
22nd Chile 1.32 -11.1%
23rd Belgium 1.27 10.5%
24th Monaco 1.27 -
25th Lithuania 1.26 6.3%
26th Iceland 1.26 4.0%
27th Israel 1.26 4.0%
28th United States 1.24 -2.7%
29th Japan 1.20 5.8%
30th Malta 1.15 7.0%
31st Mauritius 1.14 -5.0%
32nd France 1.12 3.9%
33rd Korea 1.10 -3.1%
34th United Arab Emirates 1.10 11.0%
35th Czechia 1.08 8.2%
36th Latvia 1.07 -7.9%
37th Cyprus 1.05 -4.2%
38th Puerto Rico (US) 0.97 9.2%
39th Poland 0.95 -10.2%
40th Portugal 0.94 26.3%
41st Andorra 0.90 2.0%
42nd Bermuda 0.90 2.0%
43rd Brunei Darussalam 0.84 -14.7%
44th Bahrain 0.80 14.1%
45th Cayman Islands 0.80 -5.8%
46th Spain 0.79 6.0%
47th Slovak Republic 0.77 -12.7%
48th Georgia 0.75 -1.2%
49th Hungary 0.75 0.3%
50th Italy 0.71 11.7%
51st St. Kitts and Nevis 0.71 34.1%
52nd Malaysia 0.70 -11.8%
53rd Costa Rica 0.66 1.2%
54th Qatar 0.66 16.2%
55th Slovenia 0.61 -7.3%
56th Uruguay 0.59 -18.7%
57th Bulgaria 0.58 -1.2%
58th Romania 0.57 -5.4%
59th Oman 0.56 -19.0%
60th Botswana 0.55 -27.8%
61st Barbados 0.55 63.8%
62nd San Marino 0.52 -
63rd Virgin Islands (US) 0.52 -0.9%
64th Panama 0.45 -6.2%
65th Peru 0.44 -7.4%
66th Colombia 0.41 -8.3%
67th Greece 0.39 20.2%
68th North Macedonia 0.36 -14.7%
69th Antigua and Barbuda 0.36 -32.8%
70th St. Lucia 0.31 14.1%
71st Mexico 0.28 -23.1%
72nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.28 -22.7%
73rd Türkiye 0.27 -36.7%
74th Dominica 0.24 -14.8%
75th Croatia 0.24 -14.1%
76th Montenegro 0.23 29.3%
77th South Africa 0.21 -9.6%
78th Thailand 0.20 12.1%
79th Armenia 0.19 19.3%
80th Albania 0.17 -37.6%
81st American Samoa 0.15 -15.1%
82nd Guam 0.15 -15.1%
83rd Rwanda 0.15 -20.5%
84th Bahamas, The 0.15 -12.8%
85th Serbia 0.14 -24.9%
86th Seychelles 0.13 150.3%
87th Jordan 0.10 -2.3%
88th Grenada 0.09 -49.4%
89th West Bank and Gaza 0.08 -60.8%
90th El Salvador 0.07 -69.4%
91st Trinidad and Tobago 0.06 -60.0%
92nd Philippines 0.05 -29.9%
93rd Namibia 0.04 -42.4%
94th Jamaica 0.02 -79.2%
95th Dominican Republic 0.01 -57.8%
96th Saudi Arabia 0.00 179.2%
97th Sri Lanka -0.06 46.1%
98th Samoa -0.08 62.6%
99th Palau -0.08 90.5%
100th Moldova -0.08 -644.3%
101st Kazakhstan -0.09 62.1%
102nd Morocco -0.10 -252.8%
103rd Ghana -0.11 -125.6%
104th Indonesia -0.16 -1,793.0%
105th Cabo Verde -0.16 32.7%
106th Brazil -0.18 -544.6%
107th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.18 -343.9%
108th Kuwait -0.19 -32.1%
109th Paraguay -0.21 -0.1%
110th Senegal -0.22 14.4%
111th Fiji -0.24 7.8%
112th Eswatini -0.26 -17.7%
113th Uganda -0.32 -24.3%
114th Kosovo -0.32 -97.0%
115th Guatemala -0.33 -14.5%
116th Vanuatu -0.33 -2.2%
117th China -0.35 -6.9%
118th Lebanon -0.37 -23.7%
119th Mongolia -0.37 -32.6%
120th Kenya -0.37 -5.8%
121st Azerbaijan -0.37 -38.1%
122nd Tunisia -0.39 -14.4%
123rd Honduras -0.42 -2.3%
124th Nicaragua -0.42 -2.7%
125th Tonga -0.42 0.9%
126th Burkina Faso -0.42 -24.4%
127th India -0.42 10.5%
128th Tanzania -0.43 -17.8%
129th Maldives -0.43 -15.5%
130th Belize -0.44 4.5%
131st Lesotho -0.46 -4.0%
132nd Zambia -0.50 7.2%
133rd Viet Nam -0.51 16.1%
134th Guyana -0.53 -0.5%
135th Kyrgyz Republic -0.54 -19.2%
136th Cambodia -0.55 -25.0%
137th Côte d'Ivoire -0.55 10.3%
138th Mozambique -0.56 -28.9%
139th Papua New Guinea -0.57 -60.3%
140th Russian Federation -0.58 -44.1%
141st Gambia, The -0.58 -16.5%
142nd Ukraine -0.62 -5.5%
143rd Benin -0.62 -0.1%
144th Suriname -0.63 0.4%
145th Mali -0.63 0.1%
146th Pakistan -0.65 6.3%
147th Tuvalu -0.65 25.5%
148th Gabon -0.73 -5.7%
149th Bhutan -0.74 27.6%
150th Djibouti -0.75 -30.7%
151st Burundi -0.76 -3.0%
152nd Niger -0.78 -4.9%
153rd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.80 -15.9%
154th Madagascar -0.81 -12.9%
155th Nepal -0.83 1.9%
156th Nauru -0.83 32.7%
157th São Tomé and Principe -0.84 -0.5%
158th Lao PDR -0.85 4.0%
159th Angola -0.86 -0.3%
160th Togo -0.86 -2.2%
161st Malawi -0.87 -5.6%
162nd Kiribati -0.87 6.2%
163rd Nigeria -0.89 -6.0%
164th Argentina -0.90 15.8%
165th Guinea -0.90 15.8%
166th Liberia -0.90 -2.7%
167th Mauritania -0.91 -9.6%
168th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.92 -3.7%
169th Bangladesh -0.92 3.7%
170th Sierra Leone -0.93 -12.9%
171st Cameroon -0.94 -4.3%
172nd Solomon Islands -0.97 11.6%
173rd Marshall Islands -0.98 1.9%
174th Timor-Leste -0.99 -9.7%
175th Micronesia, Federated States of -1.00 5.2%
176th Afghanistan -1.02 9.4%
177th Tajikistan -1.06 -2.6%
178th Comoros -1.09 2.8%
179th Ecuador -1.14 -24.0%
180th Iraq -1.15 -1.6%
181st Yemen, Republic of -1.16 -27.2%
182nd Belarus -1.17 -6.1%
183rd Haiti -1.21 -11.4%
184th Chad -1.22 -5.3%
185th Guinea-Bissau -1.23 -1.8%
186th Myanmar -1.25 10.7%
187th Cuba -1.25 5.7%
188th Algeria -1.26 3.5%
189th Congo, Republic of -1.28 -4.6%
190th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.34 8.1%
191st Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.36 1.0%
192nd Central African Republic -1.44 -3.9%
193rd Equatorial Guinea -1.49 -1.6%
194th Sudan -1.50 -4.1%
195th Zimbabwe -1.66 12.5%
196th Syrian Arab Republic -1.66 1.2%
197th South Sudan -1.67 -1.8%
198th Uzbekistan -1.69 2.4%
199th Eritrea -2.07 0.9%
200th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.10 -1.4%
201st Turkmenistan -2.10 -0.2%
202nd Libya -2.25 -7.2%
203rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.36 -7.8%

FAQ

What was Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2015?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2015 was -1.23. This ranked 185th globally.

How did Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality change in 2015?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality decreased by 1.8% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2015?

Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2015 at 2.25.

What is the regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2015?

The regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2015 was -1.23. This ranked 185th globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality went from -1.21 in 2014 to -1.23 in 2015, a 1.8% decrease.