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North Macedonia - Regulatory Quality 2022

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
0.45 +0.05 from 2021 Global rank: 65th

North Macedonia's regulatory quality was 0.45 in 2022, increased +0.05 from 0.41 in 2021. This was the 65th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022▾
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.21 -0.6%
2nd Australia 1.89 3.5%
3rd New Zealand 1.87 3.5%
4th Denmark 1.84 2.6%
5th Luxembourg 1.83 -3.8%
6th Macao SAR, China 1.82 2.6%
7th Finland 1.78 -5.7%
8th Netherlands 1.71 -1.5%
9th Sweden 1.68 -3.7%
10th Canada 1.68 3.9%
11th Ireland 1.64 5.6%
12th Liechtenstein 1.63 6.6%
13th Switzerland 1.62 -6.0%
14th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.59 1.4%
15th United Kingdom 1.57 7.9%
16th Estonia 1.56 0.7%
17th Germany 1.52 -6.3%
18th Norway 1.52 -6.9%
19th Japan 1.44 5.0%
20th United States 1.42 -1.1%
21st Andorra 1.40 2.9%
22nd Monaco 1.40 2.9%
23rd Virgin Islands (US) 1.40 2.9%
24th Czechia 1.39 3.4%
25th Iceland 1.31 -14.4%
26th Lithuania 1.30 2.3%
27th Austria 1.28 -4.3%
28th Belgium 1.25 -5.9%
29th Israel 1.21 0.4%
30th Greenland 1.20 -11.5%
31st France 1.19 -3.4%
32nd Latvia 1.17 -3.7%
33rd Mauritius 1.17 0.6%
34th Korea 1.15 4.8%
35th Cayman Islands 1.09 3.1%
36th Brunei Darussalam 1.07 8.1%
37th United Arab Emirates 1.03 2.8%
38th Georgia 1.03 -2.0%
39th Chile 0.98 4.5%
40th Bermuda 0.97 2.7%
41st Bahrain 0.97 16.1%
42nd Aruba 0.97 2.9%
43rd Qatar 0.87 1.6%
44th Slovak Republic 0.85 -1.9%
45th Puerto Rico (US) 0.85 2.6%
46th Spain 0.80 0.0%
47th Cyprus 0.77 -8.5%
48th Portugal 0.76 5.3%
49th Poland 0.72 -13.8%
50th Uruguay 0.71 -0.8%
51st Slovenia 0.69 -15.5%
52nd Malta 0.67 -15.9%
53rd Malaysia 0.64 -9.9%
54th Botswana 0.62 3.4%
55th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.58 8.3%
56th Costa Rica 0.57 29.2%
57th American Samoa 0.55 2.1%
58th Guam 0.55 2.1%
59th San Marino 0.55 2.1%
60th Montenegro 0.54 29.1%
61st Italy 0.51 -3.0%
62nd Croatia 0.50 1.8%
63rd Barbados 0.48 -13.4%
64th Greece 0.46 8.8%
65th North Macedonia 0.45 11.8%
66th Palau 0.44 -16.6%
67th St. Lucia 0.44 14.5%
68th Oman 0.43 37.1%
69th Saudi Arabia 0.42 29.3%
70th Hungary 0.41 -16.2%
71st Grenada 0.39 28.1%
72nd Romania 0.36 24.7%
73rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.35 1.5%
74th Dominica 0.34 17.8%
75th Seychelles 0.33 5,174.2%
76th Bulgaria 0.32 -26.1%
77th Antigua and Barbuda 0.29 -22.8%
78th Cabo Verde 0.26 -1.9%
79th Kuwait 0.21 30.7%
80th Peru 0.21 227.0%
81st Indonesia 0.21 -28.4%
82nd Jamaica 0.19 3.1%
83rd Thailand 0.17 97.5%
84th Rwanda 0.16 166.9%
85th Albania 0.16 -9.4%
86th Jordan 0.16 16.7%
87th Colombia 0.14 -30.5%
88th Serbia 0.14 286.0%
89th Panama 0.13 -28.4%
90th Moldova 0.10 2,910.6%
91st Dominican Republic 0.07 -10.8%
92nd Philippines 0.06 0.7%
93rd Nauru 0.02 127.2%
94th Kazakhstan -0.01 -114.6%
95th Namibia -0.02 29.2%
96th Armenia -0.02 -114.5%
97th West Bank and Gaza -0.04 37.8%
98th India -0.05 44.5%
99th Fiji -0.06 -1,037.4%
100th Trinidad and Tobago -0.07 22.4%
101st Morocco -0.09 35.1%
102nd Vanuatu -0.09 16.0%
103rd Azerbaijan -0.10 -58.9%
104th Tuvalu -0.14 50.4%
105th Bahamas, The -0.15 -337.8%
106th Mexico -0.15 41.0%
107th Côte d'Ivoire -0.15 43.4%
108th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.16 19.2%
109th Paraguay -0.17 23.5%
110th Ghana -0.18 16.9%
111th South Africa -0.19 -104.1%
112th Brazil -0.22 -81.3%
113th Türkiye -0.24 -143.0%
114th Kiribati -0.26 31.9%
115th Mongolia -0.27 -6.7%
116th Samoa -0.27 -24.2%
117th Guatemala -0.29 11.0%
118th Senegal -0.30 8.1%
119th Ukraine -0.33 -14.3%
120th Tonga -0.35 -10.1%
121st Benin -0.35 22.2%
122nd Kenya -0.38 17.3%
123rd Bhutan -0.38 5.8%
124th Kosovo -0.39 -35.0%
125th Marshall Islands -0.39 39.2%
126th Tunisia -0.41 -3.5%
127th China -0.42 -25.9%
128th Viet Nam -0.43 -6.3%
129th Belize -0.44 -3.4%
130th Ecuador -0.46 36.1%
131st El Salvador -0.46 -27.2%
132nd Burkina Faso -0.47 2.5%
133rd Timor-Leste -0.47 39.2%
134th Honduras -0.49 9.3%
135th Uganda -0.49 0.1%
136th Guyana -0.53 -1.1%
137th Zambia -0.53 7.2%
138th Uzbekistan -0.55 7.6%
139th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.56 21.1%
140th Togo -0.56 13.0%
141st Tanzania -0.56 12.0%
142nd Angola -0.61 9.4%
143rd Lesotho -0.62 18.8%
144th Kyrgyz Republic -0.63 -1.2%
145th Mali -0.63 0.1%
146th Nepal -0.65 -1.2%
147th Sri Lanka -0.65 -67.8%
148th Maldives -0.66 -7.1%
149th Papua New Guinea -0.68 17.8%
150th Argentina -0.70 -10.5%
151st Gabon -0.70 14.5%
152nd Cambodia -0.71 -3.5%
153rd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.71 -37.3%
154th Gambia, The -0.71 19.7%
155th Eswatini -0.72 -19.3%
156th Niger -0.72 5.2%
157th Mozambique -0.73 8.8%
158th Malawi -0.74 7.7%
159th Solomon Islands -0.77 9.5%
160th Suriname -0.79 -9.5%
161st Madagascar -0.82 2.5%
162nd Pakistan -0.89 -16.4%
163rd São Tomé and Principe -0.89 6.0%
164th Cameroon -0.90 3.8%
165th Djibouti -0.90 -1.6%
166th Nicaragua -0.91 -7.3%
167th Bangladesh -0.93 -9.6%
168th Burundi -0.95 5.4%
169th Liberia -0.98 -1.8%
170th Lao PDR -0.99 -8.6%
171st Guinea -1.05 -7.1%
172nd Sierra Leone -1.06 -7.7%
173rd Mauritania -1.06 1.4%
174th Algeria -1.06 10.0%
175th Lebanon -1.13 -25.1%
176th Russian Federation -1.14 -110.6%
177th Chad -1.15 1.9%
178th Nigeria -1.16 -22.4%
179th Iraq -1.18 -4.6%
180th Tajikistan -1.20 -3.7%
181st Comoros -1.20 5.5%
182nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of -1.21 -3.6%
183rd Myanmar -1.24 -10.4%
184th Congo, Republic of -1.26 -2.3%
185th Afghanistan -1.27 3.0%
186th Haiti -1.31 1.9%
187th Guinea-Bissau -1.32 -3.6%
188th Belarus -1.33 -43.3%
189th Cuba -1.38 5.0%
190th Zimbabwe -1.43 -2.9%
191st Central African Republic -1.47 2.4%
192nd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.48 -2.5%
193rd Equatorial Guinea -1.49 13.8%
194th Sudan -1.58 -7.1%
195th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.59 2.5%
196th Syrian Arab Republic -1.82 -10.8%
197th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -1.90 -3.5%
198th Yemen, Republic of -1.92 6.0%
199th Turkmenistan -2.07 -1.8%
200th Libya -2.09 -6.2%
201st South Sudan -2.10 -5.0%
202nd Eritrea -2.37 -3.9%
203rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.39 -2.1%
Source: World Bank WGI (RQ.EST)

FAQ

What was North Macedonia's regulatory quality in 2022?▾

North Macedonia's regulatory quality in 2022 was 0.45. This ranked 65th globally.

How did North Macedonia's regulatory quality change in 2022?▾

North Macedonia's regulatory quality increased by 11.8% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2022?▾

Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2022 at 2.21.

What is the regulatory quality of North Macedonia in 2022?▾

The regulatory quality of North Macedonia in 2022 was 0.45. This ranked 65th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for North Macedonia's regulatory quality?▾

North Macedonia's regulatory quality went from 0.41 in 2021 to 0.45 in 2022, a 11.8% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

North Macedonia matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2022. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.5%. View full analysis →

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