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North Macedonia - Regulatory Quality 2018

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
0.52 +0.07 from 2017 Global rank: 58th

North Macedonia's regulatory quality was 0.52 in 2018, increased +0.07 from 0.44 in 2017. This was the 58th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Hong Kong SAR, China 2.22 3.0%
2nd Singapore 2.12 0.6%
3rd Netherlands 2.01 -1.3%
4th New Zealand 2.00 -3.9%
5th Australia 1.90 -1.4%
6th Sweden 1.83 2.0%
7th Switzerland 1.79 -4.5%
8th Norway 1.78 -1.2%
9th Finland 1.78 -1.8%
10th United Kingdom 1.77 3.8%
11th Germany 1.76 -1.1%
12th Luxembourg 1.75 4.0%
13th Canada 1.70 -9.6%
14th Denmark 1.63 1.0%
15th Ireland 1.62 2.8%
16th United States 1.61 -0.4%
17th Macao SAR, China 1.61 -8.2%
18th Estonia 1.54 -5.5%
19th Austria 1.52 6.7%
20th Liechtenstein 1.52 2.5%
21st Iceland 1.41 -1.0%
22nd Greenland 1.36 3.7%
23rd Japan 1.33 -2.2%
24th Malta 1.33 4.4%
25th Chile 1.30 -1.9%
26th Czechia 1.27 3.7%
27th Belgium 1.26 2.1%
28th Israel 1.24 -1.9%
29th Andorra 1.19 -1.1%
30th Monaco 1.19 -1.1%
31st France 1.15 0.1%
32nd Latvia 1.13 -0.9%
33rd Korea 1.09 -0.1%
34th Lithuania 1.09 -4.6%
35th Mauritius 1.04 -0.6%
36th Georgia 1.03 8.7%
37th Cayman Islands 0.97 30.5%
38th Spain 0.94 0.8%
39th Puerto Rico (US) 0.94 9.1%
40th United Arab Emirates 0.92 -8.1%
41st Portugal 0.87 -2.5%
42nd Poland 0.87 8.6%
43rd Cyprus 0.86 -15.3%
44th Aruba 0.85 -28.4%
45th Bermuda 0.81 -2.1%
46th Virgin Islands (US) 0.81 -2.1%
47th Slovak Republic 0.80 -1.7%
48th Italy 0.72 3.5%
49th Brunei Darussalam 0.68 -3.8%
50th Slovenia 0.64 13.8%
51st Botswana 0.62 4.9%
52nd Uruguay 0.62 -3.3%
53rd Bulgaria 0.61 -7.9%
54th Qatar 0.59 45.5%
55th Malaysia 0.58 -14.2%
56th Hungary 0.56 -11.5%
57th Barbados 0.53 10.9%
58th North Macedonia 0.52 16.2%
59th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.50 -7.8%
60th Croatia 0.49 63.6%
61st Costa Rica 0.48 9.8%
62nd Peru 0.44 26.1%
63rd San Marino 0.44 -4.9%
64th Romania 0.41 -6.1%
65th Bahrain 0.41 1.1%
66th Greece 0.40 79.7%
67th Antigua and Barbuda 0.40 69.2%
68th Montenegro 0.39 21.2%
69th Panama 0.39 -9.4%
70th Armenia 0.35 53.5%
71st St. Lucia 0.34 6.8%
72nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.30 21.2%
73rd Albania 0.26 16.1%
74th Colombia 0.22 -12.6%
75th Bahamas, The 0.17 57.5%
76th Oman 0.16 -60.5%
77th Jamaica 0.13 108.1%
78th Dominica 0.13 -8.1%
79th Palau 0.11 887.8%
80th Serbia 0.10 313.7%
81st Kazakhstan 0.09 -38.9%
82nd Mexico 0.08 -53.7%
83rd Guam 0.07 -29.1%
84th Fiji 0.04 -38.8%
85th Rwanda 0.03 -57.4%
86th Jordan 0.03 -61.6%
87th Philippines 0.03 -77.4%
88th Seychelles 0.02 78.5%
89th Türkiye 0.02 -62.6%
90th Kuwait 0.01 114.5%
91st Mongolia 0.01 106.4%
92nd West Bank and Gaza 0.00 -82.4%
93rd Namibia 0.00 99.4%
94th El Salvador -0.02 90.5%
95th Indonesia -0.02 -178.1%
96th Dominican Republic -0.03 26.2%
97th Moldova -0.03 38.3%
98th Cabo Verde -0.04 54.5%
99th South Africa -0.04 -129.4%
100th Thailand -0.04 -678.9%
101st Paraguay -0.09 63.9%
102nd Saudi Arabia -0.09 -411.5%
103rd Trinidad and Tobago -0.13 -1,438.8%
104th Nauru -0.14 83.3%
105th Samoa -0.14 -71.9%
106th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.14 -144.8%
107th Ghana -0.14 24.8%
108th Senegal -0.15 24.6%
109th Argentina -0.20 0.2%
110th Sri Lanka -0.22 -34.1%
111th India -0.23 11.9%
112th China -0.23 -27.4%
113th Côte d'Ivoire -0.25 37.4%
114th Ukraine -0.26 9.1%
115th Morocco -0.26 -63.2%
116th Kenya -0.27 5.4%
117th Grenada -0.28 -396.8%
118th Uganda -0.29 -8.5%
119th Guatemala -0.29 21.1%
120th Brazil -0.29 -123.8%
121st American Samoa -0.31 -11.9%
122nd Azerbaijan -0.31 15.6%
123rd Kosovo -0.34 -119.8%
124th Tonga -0.36 10.7%
125th Viet Nam -0.37 14.1%
126th Bhutan -0.38 -10.4%
127th Benin -0.39 24.9%
128th Kyrgyz Republic -0.40 -4.6%
129th Burkina Faso -0.41 15.8%
130th Vanuatu -0.43 -36.8%
131st Honduras -0.45 0.5%
132nd Lebanon -0.45 -20.1%
133rd Tuvalu -0.47 39.1%
134th Tunisia -0.49 -36.5%
135th Eswatini -0.51 -94.0%
136th Zambia -0.53 -2.1%
137th Papua New Guinea -0.53 20.6%
138th Maldives -0.53 -20.7%
139th Cambodia -0.54 -2.9%
140th Guyana -0.54 -34.6%
141st Lesotho -0.56 -44.6%
142nd Russian Federation -0.56 -6.8%
143rd Mali -0.60 2.6%
144th Tanzania -0.64 -5.1%
145th Kiribati -0.66 18.1%
146th Belize -0.67 -19.9%
147th Pakistan -0.67 -9.1%
148th Suriname -0.67 -20.1%
149th Gambia, The -0.67 -31.8%
150th Niger -0.68 5.9%
151st Togo -0.71 15.1%
152nd Malawi -0.72 8.5%
153rd Nicaragua -0.73 -5.1%
154th Djibouti -0.74 -7.5%
155th Myanmar -0.75 10.6%
156th Nepal -0.78 -4.9%
157th Madagascar -0.79 -6.7%
158th Timor-Leste -0.79 -6.5%
159th Mozambique -0.80 -3.3%
160th Marshall Islands -0.80 15.4%
161st Angola -0.80 23.4%
162nd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.80 1.1%
163rd Guinea -0.81 6.7%
164th Cameroon -0.81 4.0%
165th Belarus -0.82 5.1%
166th Lao PDR -0.82 -10.0%
167th Solomon Islands -0.85 -4.6%
168th Bangladesh -0.85 -3.0%
169th Mauritania -0.87 -5.6%
170th Nigeria -0.88 4.2%
171st Ecuador -0.89 13.4%
172nd Gabon -0.89 -24.6%
173rd São Tomé and Principe -0.91 -2.0%
174th Sierra Leone -0.92 3.3%
175th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.92 7.1%
176th Liberia -0.99 -0.9%
177th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -1.01 -1.1%
178th Burundi -1.01 -16.2%
179th Iraq -1.06 4.2%
180th Tajikistan -1.10 -0.3%
181st Chad -1.12 8.3%
182nd Afghanistan -1.14 16.5%
183rd Uzbekistan -1.14 11.8%
184th Comoros -1.19 -8.2%
185th Guinea-Bissau -1.24 -2.1%
186th Haiti -1.30 3.3%
187th Algeria -1.35 -5.3%
188th Central African Republic -1.39 6.7%
189th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.40 -14.3%
190th Congo, Republic of -1.41 -0.2%
191st Cuba -1.48 -9.5%
192nd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.49 -0.6%
193rd Zimbabwe -1.53 3.3%
194th Yemen, Republic of -1.64 -10.5%
195th Sudan -1.64 -4.1%
196th Equatorial Guinea -1.66 -5.0%
197th Syrian Arab Republic -1.76 5.0%
198th Turkmenistan -2.00 -0.1%
199th South Sudan -2.04 -5.3%
200th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.09 8.5%
201st Eritrea -2.19 -1.0%
202nd Libya -2.22 -3.1%
203rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.38 -0.7%
Source: World Bank WGI (RQ.EST)

FAQ

What was North Macedonia's regulatory quality in 2018?▾

North Macedonia's regulatory quality in 2018 was 0.52. This ranked 58th globally.

How did North Macedonia's regulatory quality change in 2018?▾

North Macedonia's regulatory quality increased by 16.2% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2018?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China had the highest regulatory quality in 2018 at 2.22.

What is the regulatory quality of North Macedonia in 2018?▾

The regulatory quality of North Macedonia in 2018 was 0.52. This ranked 58th globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for North Macedonia's regulatory quality?▾

North Macedonia's regulatory quality went from 0.44 in 2017 to 0.52 in 2018, a 16.2% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

North Macedonia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2018. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: -4.7%. View full analysis →

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