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Israel – Regulatory Quality

Name: Israel Regulatory Quality
Creator: World Bank WGI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Perceptions of the government's ability to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. Ranges from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. · World Bank WGI

1.12 −0.08 from 2022 G20 rank: 33rd · all-time high: 1.31 (2011)

APA

Israel Regulatory Quality. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/israel/regulatory-quality

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_israel_regulatory-quality,
  title = {Israel Regulatory Quality},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/israel/regulatory-quality},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	1.04	–	–
2025* trend	1.08	–	–
2023	1.12	−0.08	33rd
2022	1.21	+0.01	29th
2021	1.20	−0.03	32nd
2020	1.23	−0.04	29th
2019	1.27	+0.03	26th
2018	1.24	−0.02	28th
2017	1.26	−0.04	26th
2016	1.30	+0.04	26th
2015	1.26	+0.05	27th
2014	1.21	+0.05	25th
2013	1.16	−0.01	28th
2012	1.17	−0.14	28th
2011	1.31	+0.10	27th
2010	1.21	+0.12	31st
2009	1.10	−0.07	34th
2008	1.17	+0.07	31st
2007	1.10	+0.10	32nd
2006	1.00	+0.14	41st
2005	0.86	+0.04	50th
2004	0.82	−0.09	46th
2003	0.91	−0.01	46th
2002	0.92	−0.16	42nd
2000	1.08	+0.03	32nd
1998	1.05	−0.03	30th
1996	1.08	–	32nd

Show all years (1996–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +22.9% GDP growth 9.4% C/A balance 3.0%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Israel matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw regulatory quality improve within 24 months. View full analysis →