New Zealand Regulatory Quality
Regulatory Quality RQ.EST
Overview
New Zealand's regulatory quality stood at 1.89 in 2025, a decline of +0.02 from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 1.89 by 2025. New Zealand ranked 6th globally.
Data & projection
| Year | Regulatory Quality | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 1.90 | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 1.89 | - | - |
| 2025 | 1.89 | −0.02 | #6 |
| 2023 | 1.91 | +0.05 | #4 |
| 2022 | 1.87 | +0.06 | #3 |
| 2021 | 1.80 | −0.07 | #5 |
| 2020 | 1.87 | +0.00 | #2 |
| 2019 | 1.87 | −0.13 | #3 |
| 2018 | 2.00 | −0.08 | #4 |
| 2017 | 2.08 | +0.05 | #3 |
| 2016 | 2.03 | +0.12 | #3 |
| 2015 | 1.91 | −0.03 | #3 |
| 2014 | 1.94 | +0.12 | #3 |
| 2013 | 1.82 | −0.03 | #5 |
| 2012 | 1.84 | −0.12 | #4 |
| 2011 | 1.96 | +0.15 | #1 |
| 2010 | 1.81 | −0.01 | #4 |
Analysis
New Zealand's regulatory quality was 1.89 in 2025, a decline of −0.02 from 2024. Based on trends, estimated 1.89 by 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
New Zealand's regulatory quality was 1.89 in 2025. Ranked 6th globally. This represents a 0.9% decrease from the previous year.
New Zealand's regulatory quality peaked at 2.08 in 2017.
The lowest regulatory quality in New Zealand was 1.56 in 2002.
New Zealand ranks 6th globally in regulatory quality as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is RQ.EST. Data sourced from World Bank WGI.
New Zealand's regulatory quality is projected to reach 1.89 by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The regulatory quality of New Zealand in 2025 was 1.89. This ranks 6th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_new-zealand_regulatory-quality,
title = {New Zealand Regulatory Quality},
url = {https://historysaid.com/new-zealand/regulatory-quality},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}