Guinea-Bissau - Regulatory Quality 2023

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
-1.25 +0.07 from 2022 Global rank: 183rd

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality was -1.25 in 2023, increased +0.07 from -1.32 in 2022. This was the 183rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.31 4.3%
2nd Australia 1.94 2.5%
3rd Luxembourg 1.93 5.2%
4th New Zealand 1.91 2.4%
5th Denmark 1.84 -0.2%
6th Macao SAR, China 1.79 -1.7%
7th Netherlands 1.79 4.6%
8th Finland 1.77 -0.8%
9th Ireland 1.75 6.7%
10th Switzerland 1.73 6.7%
11th Sweden 1.72 2.2%
12th Canada 1.64 -1.9%
13th Liechtenstein 1.62 -0.5%
14th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.60 0.9%
15th Norway 1.60 5.4%
16th United Kingdom 1.54 -1.9%
17th Japan 1.47 2.1%
18th Germany 1.46 -4.3%
19th Estonia 1.43 -8.3%
20th United States 1.39 -2.2%
21st Austria 1.36 6.1%
22nd Andorra 1.35 -3.4%
23rd Monaco 1.35 -3.4%
24th Virgin Islands (US) 1.35 -3.4%
25th Lithuania 1.34 3.0%
26th Czechia 1.30 -5.9%
27th Iceland 1.28 -1.7%
28th Greenland 1.21 0.3%
29th Latvia 1.17 0.1%
30th Belgium 1.17 -6.8%
31st France 1.15 -3.0%
32nd Korea 1.12 -2.0%
33rd Israel 1.12 -7.0%
34th Bahrain 1.08 11.1%
35th Cayman Islands 1.07 -1.7%
36th Mauritius 1.06 -8.7%
37th United Arab Emirates 1.04 0.7%
38th Qatar 0.98 12.2%
39th Brunei Darussalam 0.98 -8.4%
40th Aruba 0.95 -2.1%
41st Georgia 0.95 -8.3%
42nd Bermuda 0.93 -4.2%
43rd San Marino 0.93 70.6%
44th Chile 0.93 -5.4%
45th Poland 0.78 8.8%
46th Cyprus 0.78 0.6%
47th Portugal 0.76 -1.0%
48th Slovenia 0.73 5.2%
49th Spain 0.69 -13.0%
50th Malta 0.69 2.0%
51st Uruguay 0.68 -5.4%
52nd Malaysia 0.66 2.6%
53rd Italy 0.64 26.1%
54th Croatia 0.64 28.1%
55th Puerto Rico (US) 0.64 -24.8%
56th Slovak Republic 0.60 -29.2%
57th Greece 0.58 24.7%
58th Antigua and Barbuda 0.55 88.9%
59th Costa Rica 0.54 -4.1%
60th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.54 -7.3%
61st Saudi Arabia 0.52 23.5%
62nd American Samoa 0.51 -6.2%
63rd Guam 0.51 -6.2%
64th Barbados 0.50 5.6%
65th Botswana 0.50 -19.9%
66th Oman 0.43 0.4%
67th North Macedonia 0.43 -5.7%
68th Bulgaria 0.41 27.2%
69th Palau 0.40 -9.4%
70th St. Lucia 0.40 -9.6%
71st Montenegro 0.37 -31.1%
72nd Kuwait 0.32 52.8%
73rd Romania 0.32 -12.5%
74th Hungary 0.32 -21.7%
75th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.32 -9.0%
76th Grenada 0.31 -20.1%
77th Dominica 0.31 -9.7%
78th Indonesia 0.30 46.3%
79th Peru 0.29 40.1%
80th Cabo Verde 0.24 -7.9%
81st Jordan 0.22 38.8%
82nd Seychelles 0.21 -35.6%
83rd Albania 0.17 7.9%
84th Dominican Republic 0.17 146.1%
85th Philippines 0.16 161.6%
86th Thailand 0.16 -4.1%
87th Serbia 0.14 0.6%
88th Rwanda 0.12 -23.5%
89th Panama 0.12 -6.6%
90th Moldova 0.11 3.6%
91st Colombia 0.10 -28.1%
92nd Jamaica 0.10 -48.5%
93rd Kazakhstan 0.07 687.1%
94th Armenia 0.05 349.7%
95th Nauru 0.01 -50.2%
96th Bahamas, The 0.01 104.9%
97th Namibia -0.06 -315.0%
98th Morocco -0.06 26.1%
99th Paraguay -0.08 53.5%
100th Fiji -0.09 -49.8%
101st Azerbaijan -0.11 -5.3%
102nd Côte d'Ivoire -0.12 23.6%
103rd Vanuatu -0.12 -31.6%
104th Trinidad and Tobago -0.13 -76.4%
105th India -0.14 -171.5%
106th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.14 10.4%
107th Mexico -0.17 -16.0%
108th Mongolia -0.18 35.2%
109th Ghana -0.18 -1.0%
110th Tuvalu -0.19 -31.5%
111th South Africa -0.22 -20.8%
112th Türkiye -0.23 6.2%
113th Ukraine -0.27 19.7%
114th Samoa -0.27 0.9%
115th Kiribati -0.28 -6.5%
116th West Bank and Gaza -0.28 -657.3%
117th Guatemala -0.29 0.5%
118th Kosovo -0.30 24.1%
119th Benin -0.30 15.1%
120th Brazil -0.30 -34.5%
121st El Salvador -0.31 33.5%
122nd Senegal -0.35 -16.4%
123rd China -0.36 14.8%
124th Viet Nam -0.38 11.0%
125th Kenya -0.39 -2.6%
126th Tonga -0.39 -13.0%
127th Bhutan -0.40 -5.0%
128th Marshall Islands -0.42 -7.2%
129th Belize -0.43 1.9%
130th Argentina -0.48 30.8%
131st Burkina Faso -0.49 -3.7%
132nd Timor-Leste -0.49 -3.2%
133rd Togo -0.49 12.4%
134th Zambia -0.50 5.9%
135th Sri Lanka -0.51 22.3%
136th Uganda -0.52 -5.5%
137th Honduras -0.55 -13.5%
138th Guyana -0.56 -6.7%
139th Uzbekistan -0.58 -4.8%
140th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.58 -3.4%
141st Tanzania -0.59 -4.4%
142nd Lesotho -0.59 4.1%
143rd Kyrgyz Republic -0.62 2.5%
144th Tunisia -0.62 -49.5%
145th Gambia, The -0.64 10.5%
146th Papua New Guinea -0.64 5.8%
147th Nepal -0.66 -1.7%
148th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.67 6.8%
149th Maldives -0.67 -2.2%
150th Mali -0.68 -7.2%
151st Cambodia -0.68 3.5%
152nd Gabon -0.70 -0.4%
153rd Mozambique -0.71 2.4%
154th Eswatini -0.72 0.2%
155th Ecuador -0.72 -56.2%
156th Suriname -0.73 7.8%
157th Angola -0.76 -25.5%
158th Malawi -0.77 -4.4%
159th Solomon Islands -0.78 -1.8%
160th Madagascar -0.80 2.0%
161st Niger -0.82 -13.3%
162nd Nicaragua -0.88 4.0%
163rd Pakistan -0.90 -1.6%
164th Cameroon -0.91 -1.6%
165th Bangladesh -0.91 1.5%
166th Liberia -0.92 5.8%
167th Lao PDR -0.93 6.0%
168th Djibouti -0.93 -3.7%
169th Nigeria -0.94 19.0%
170th São Tomé and Principe -0.94 -5.6%
171st Algeria -0.95 10.9%
172nd Burundi -0.99 -4.0%
173rd Mauritania -1.00 6.1%
174th Lebanon -1.01 10.4%
175th Sierra Leone -1.06 -0.8%
176th Guinea -1.08 -2.5%
177th Russian Federation -1.12 1.7%
178th Chad -1.16 -0.6%
179th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -1.18 2.8%
180th Tajikistan -1.18 1.6%
181st Comoros -1.24 -3.2%
182nd Congo, Republic of -1.24 1.7%
183rd Guinea-Bissau -1.25 5.4%
184th Afghanistan -1.27 0.4%
185th Zimbabwe -1.34 6.1%
186th Haiti -1.39 -5.8%
187th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.41 4.6%
188th Belarus -1.42 -6.6%
189th Myanmar -1.44 -16.3%
190th Iraq -1.44 -21.8%
191st Central African Republic -1.47 0.4%
192nd Equatorial Guinea -1.47 1.3%
193rd Cuba -1.50 -8.6%
194th Sudan -1.60 -1.4%
195th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.69 -5.9%
196th Syrian Arab Republic -1.81 0.8%
197th Yemen, Republic of -1.84 3.9%
198th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -1.88 1.1%
199th Libya -1.95 6.9%
200th Turkmenistan -2.07 -0.1%
201st South Sudan -2.12 -0.6%
202nd Eritrea -2.36 0.3%
203rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.39 0.3%

FAQ

What was Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2023?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2023 was -1.25. This ranked 183rd globally.

How did Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality change in 2023?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality increased by 5.4% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2023?

Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2023 at 2.31.

What is the regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2023?

The regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2023 was -1.25. This ranked 183rd globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality went from -1.32 in 2022 to -1.25 in 2023, a 5.4% increase.