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Macao SAR, China - Regulatory Quality 2008

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
1.03 +0.15 from 2007 Global rank: 39th

Macao SAR, China's regulatory quality was 1.03 in 2008, increased +0.15 from 0.88 in 2007. This was the 39th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Hong Kong SAR, China 1.95 -1.6%
2nd Ireland 1.91 3.4%
3rd Denmark 1.87 -2.8%
4th Singapore 1.87 3.3%
5th New Zealand 1.80 4.9%
6th United Kingdom 1.79 -4.4%
7th Netherlands 1.78 -1.4%
8th Australia 1.77 4.9%
9th Luxembourg 1.66 -4.6%
10th Canada 1.65 2.8%
11th Sweden 1.64 4.0%
12th Finland 1.61 4.0%
13th Austria 1.61 -5.0%
14th Switzerland 1.56 -5.1%
15th United States 1.53 2.6%
16th Chile 1.50 1.1%
17th Germany 1.49 -7.9%
18th Belgium 1.41 -1.0%
19th Andorra 1.40 1.5%
20th Bermuda 1.40 1.5%
21st Liechtenstein 1.40 1.5%
22nd Estonia 1.39 5.0%
23rd Norway 1.37 3.2%
24th Cyprus 1.37 2.7%
25th Iceland 1.31 -13.2%
26th France 1.28 -0.3%
27th Spain 1.25 3.3%
28th Czechia 1.22 16.1%
29th Malta 1.20 5.0%
30th Hungary 1.17 -2.7%
31st Israel 1.17 6.4%
32nd Cayman Islands 1.15 -16.8%
33rd St. Kitts and Nevis 1.15 8.9%
34th Japan 1.13 0.3%
35th Portugal 1.10 1.8%
36th Slovak Republic 1.08 10.7%
37th Bahamas, The 1.05 2.4%
38th Lithuania 1.04 3.2%
39th Macao SAR, China 1.03 17.1%
40th Puerto Rico (US) 1.02 2.5%
41st Italy 0.97 3.7%
42nd Latvia 0.97 1.2%
43rd Aruba 0.89 2.0%
44th Barbados 0.88 -18.5%
45th Greece 0.88 -1.5%
46th Slovenia 0.85 5.9%
47th Poland 0.84 9.8%
48th Brunei Darussalam 0.78 -20.5%
49th Mauritius 0.74 58.7%
50th Bulgaria 0.73 14.1%
51st Korea 0.73 -21.2%
52nd Bahrain 0.71 -7.0%
53rd Panama 0.71 78.0%
54th Oman 0.70 13.6%
55th Trinidad and Tobago 0.66 1.0%
56th South Africa 0.66 10.3%
57th Qatar 0.65 62.0%
58th Botswana 0.64 1.8%
59th Antigua and Barbuda 0.64 21.2%
60th Guam 0.64 2.6%
61st Virgin Islands (US) 0.64 2.6%
62nd Romania 0.60 18.0%
63rd United Arab Emirates 0.57 -6.8%
64th Costa Rica 0.57 25.8%
65th Dominica 0.48 -32.7%
66th Georgia 0.48 59.3%
67th St. Lucia 0.43 -43.2%
68th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.43 -39.6%
69th Croatia 0.41 0.6%
70th Uruguay 0.40 4.4%
71st American Samoa 0.39 3.9%
72nd Namibia 0.38 716.8%
73rd Jordan 0.34 6.8%
74th Peru 0.32 34.6%
75th Mexico 0.31 -15.1%
76th Armenia 0.30 13.5%
77th Malaysia 0.29 -43.1%
78th Colombia 0.27 -4.2%
79th Türkiye 0.27 -18.2%
80th Jamaica 0.25 -7.0%
81st Grenada 0.22 -47.9%
82nd Kuwait 0.17 -32.3%
83rd El Salvador 0.15 73.2%
84th Albania 0.14 298.5%
85th Saudi Arabia 0.12 605.2%
86th North Macedonia 0.12 181.3%
87th Thailand 0.11 30.6%
88th Tunisia 0.09 31.8%
89th Brazil 0.08 437.3%
90th Kosovo 0.03 -14.6%
91st Seychelles -0.05 -501.9%
92nd Montenegro -0.07 44.7%
93rd Philippines -0.08 37.6%
94th Ghana -0.11 0.6%
95th Morocco -0.16 26.3%
96th Dominican Republic -0.16 27.7%
97th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.18 38.8%
98th Cabo Verde -0.19 42.3%
99th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.20 36.4%
100th Moldova -0.20 28.9%
101st China -0.22 6.4%
102nd Burkina Faso -0.23 26.8%
103rd Guatemala -0.25 17.5%
104th Uganda -0.26 -2.1%
105th Kenya -0.28 12.8%
106th Kazakhstan -0.29 16.1%
107th Samoa -0.30 -267.6%
108th Honduras -0.32 -12.0%
109th Lebanon -0.34 1.5%
110th Indonesia -0.35 10.7%
111th Senegal -0.35 14.0%
112th Russian Federation -0.35 -36.6%
113th Kyrgyz Republic -0.35 15.9%
114th Mongolia -0.35 -23.7%
115th Azerbaijan -0.37 21.2%
116th Madagascar -0.37 -30.0%
117th Maldives -0.37 -762.8%
118th Belize -0.38 -8.5%
119th Sri Lanka -0.39 -29.7%
120th Serbia -0.39 11.5%
121st India -0.41 -31.9%
122nd Nicaragua -0.42 6.5%
123rd Mali -0.42 -8.7%
124th Eswatini -0.44 23.7%
125th Cambodia -0.46 6.5%
126th Niger -0.46 16.7%
127th Paraguay -0.49 15.7%
128th Gambia, The -0.49 -1.6%
129th Zambia -0.51 10.3%
130th Mozambique -0.51 19.5%
131st Ukraine -0.52 -26.0%
132nd Micronesia, Federated States of -0.52 -123.1%
133rd Rwanda -0.53 23.0%
134th Suriname -0.54 8.8%
135th Malawi -0.54 -6.7%
136th Tanzania -0.54 -18.9%
137th Benin -0.55 -9.5%
138th Gabon -0.56 -46.6%
139th Guyana -0.59 5.5%
140th Pakistan -0.60 -11.5%
141st Algeria -0.62 -19.5%
142nd Viet Nam -0.63 -10.1%
143rd Nepal -0.65 -11.4%
144th Lesotho -0.67 6.5%
145th Mauritania -0.68 -37.3%
146th Papua New Guinea -0.69 -13.6%
147th Palau -0.70 -
148th Vanuatu -0.70 -56.3%
149th Fiji -0.70 -88.3%
150th Argentina -0.70 -10.5%
151st Djibouti -0.72 7.2%
152nd Yemen, Republic of -0.73 -7.4%
153rd São Tomé and Principe -0.74 9.5%
154th Bhutan -0.77 -7.9%
155th Haiti -0.78 7.1%
156th Tonga -0.79 -10.2%
157th Nigeria -0.82 8.9%
158th Cameroon -0.82 2.1%
159th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.86 12.3%
160th Nauru -0.87 -24.9%
161st Bangladesh -0.91 4.1%
162nd Côte d'Ivoire -0.93 -5.4%
163rd Togo -0.97 0.3%
164th Sierra Leone -0.98 10.4%
165th Marshall Islands -1.04 -15.1%
166th Tajikistan -1.08 4.9%
167th Libya -1.09 1.7%
168th Tuvalu -1.09 -33.5%
169th Angola -1.10 -2.4%
170th West Bank and Gaza -1.12 6.6%
171st Ecuador -1.13 0.8%
172nd Syrian Arab Republic -1.14 14.8%
173rd Lao PDR -1.14 4.3%
174th Iraq -1.15 13.4%
175th Chad -1.15 -3.1%
176th Guinea -1.17 1.8%
177th Kiribati -1.17 -6.4%
178th Solomon Islands -1.19 -4.9%
179th Central African Republic -1.19 5.7%
180th Guinea-Bissau -1.20 -5.5%
181st Congo, Republic of -1.22 -4.3%
182nd Burundi -1.24 -1.0%
183rd Belarus -1.25 12.4%
184th Liberia -1.27 -14.4%
185th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.28 -2.2%
186th Timor-Leste -1.34 17.8%
187th Uzbekistan -1.36 9.4%
188th Sudan -1.44 -9.5%
189th Equatorial Guinea -1.45 0.5%
190th Comoros -1.46 -1.6%
191st Cuba -1.50 4.1%
192nd Afghanistan -1.61 6.0%
193rd Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.61 -0.6%
194th Turkmenistan -1.96 2.5%
195th Zimbabwe -2.06 0.5%
196th Eritrea -2.08 -3.2%
197th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.19 4.1%
198th Myanmar -2.21 2.7%
199th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.55 -4.7%
Source: World Bank WGI (RQ.EST)

FAQ

What was Macao SAR, China's regulatory quality in 2008?▾

Macao SAR, China's regulatory quality in 2008 was 1.03. This ranked 39th globally.

How did Macao SAR, China's regulatory quality change in 2008?▾

Macao SAR, China's regulatory quality increased by 17.1% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2008?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China had the highest regulatory quality in 2008 at 1.95.

What is the regulatory quality of Macao SAR, China in 2008?▾

The regulatory quality of Macao SAR, China in 2008 was 1.03. This ranked 39th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Macao SAR, China's regulatory quality?▾

Macao SAR, China's regulatory quality went from 0.88 in 2007 to 1.03 in 2008, a 17.1% increase.

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Macao SAR, China matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2008. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 25.1%. View full analysis →

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