Regulatory Quality - Ranking 2003
Year
In 2003, Hong Kong SAR, China (1.89), Finland (1.83), and Luxembourg (1.79) ranked highest in regulatory quality among all countries. Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of ranked lowest at -2.07.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.89 | +13.0% |
| 2nd | Finland | 1.83 | +0.6% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 1.79 | -4.1% |
| 4th | Singapore | 1.79 | -5.5% |
| 5th | Denmark | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 6th | Netherlands | 1.72 | -5.6% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 1.68 | -2.9% |
| 8th | Liechtenstein | 1.66 | -0.3% |
| 9th | New Zealand | 1.65 | +5.7% |
| 10th | United Kingdom | 1.65 | -3.5% |
| 11th | Iceland | 1.63 | +8.3% |
| 12th | Sweden | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 13th | Ireland | 1.58 | -7.8% |
| 14th | Australia | 1.58 | +10.8% |
| 15th | United States | 1.57 | +1.1% |
| 16th | Austria | 1.54 | -0.1% |
| 17th | Canada | 1.52 | -0.6% |
| 18th | Germany | 1.50 | -0.6% |
| 19th | Andorra | 1.41 | -0.5% |
| 20th | Bermuda | 1.41 | -0.5% |
| 21st | Cayman Islands | 1.41 | -0.5% |
| 22nd | Chile | 1.33 | +1.1% |
| 23rd | Norway | 1.31 | +7.1% |
| 24th | Spain | 1.30 | -1.9% |
| 25th | Belgium | 1.28 | +2.2% |
| 26th | Portugal | 1.22 | -2.0% |
| 27th | France | 1.22 | +24.5% |
| 28th | Cyprus | 1.18 | -1.0% |
| 29th | Estonia | 1.17 | -7.0% |
| 30th | Macao SAR, China | 1.17 | +67.7% |
| 31st | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.17 | -0.9% |
| 32nd | Bahamas, The | 1.15 | -11.1% |
| 33rd | Malta | 1.15 | +8.3% |
| 34th | Czechia | 1.14 | +2.2% |
| 35th | Barbados | 1.12 | +3.6% |
| 36th | Hungary | 1.12 | -11.1% |
| 37th | Japan | 1.07 | +116.0% |
| 38th | Italy | 1.04 | +15.5% |
| 39th | Lithuania | 1.04 | -3.6% |
| 40th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.00 | -4.8% |
| 41st | Greece | 0.99 | +4.4% |
| 42nd | Latvia | 0.95 | +8.0% |
| 43rd | Dominica | 0.93 | -1.4% |
| 44th | Maldives | 0.93 | -1.4% |
| 45th | Slovak Republic | 0.91 | +1.0% |
| 46th | Israel | 0.91 | -1.5% |
| 47th | Slovenia | 0.88 | +3.5% |
| 48th | Botswana | 0.84 | -6.2% |
| 49th | South Africa | 0.82 | +11.7% |
| 50th | Korea | 0.72 | -4.6% |
| 51st | Poland | 0.69 | +6.9% |
| 52nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.68 | -2.2% |
| 53rd | Seychelles | 0.68 | +49.5% |
| 54th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.68 | -6.6% |
| 55th | Oman | 0.67 | -1.7% |
| 56th | Bulgaria | 0.67 | +26.7% |
| 57th | United Arab Emirates | 0.64 | -40.8% |
| 58th | Costa Rica | 0.62 | +41.2% |
| 59th | Bahrain | 0.62 | -28.4% |
| 60th | Malaysia | 0.59 | +13.6% |
| 61st | Croatia | 0.47 | +58.4% |
| 62nd | Grenada | 0.44 | -3.9% |
| 63rd | Mauritius | 0.43 | +42.0% |
| 64th | Kuwait | 0.38 | +14.4% |
| 65th | Thailand | 0.36 | +157.0% |
| 66th | Panama | 0.34 | -35.1% |
| 67th | Mexico | 0.34 | -23.5% |
| 68th | Uruguay | 0.31 | -44.0% |
| 69th | Namibia | 0.22 | -61.4% |
| 70th | Jamaica | 0.21 | -9.0% |
| 71st | Brazil | 0.20 | +7.7% |
| 72nd | Qatar | 0.19 | -28.0% |
| 73rd | Jordan | 0.19 | +682.9% |
| 74th | Armenia | 0.17 | +197.5% |
| 75th | Belize | 0.17 | +10.3% |
| 76th | Peru | 0.11 | +387.2% |
| 77th | Saudi Arabia | 0.08 | +210.1% |
| 78th | Sri Lanka | 0.03 | -72.2% |
| 79th | Türkiye | 0.02 | -71.5% |
| 80th | Tunisia | -0.01 | +91.0% |
| 81st | Bhutan | -0.05 | +90.4% |
| 82nd | Samoa | -0.05 | -88.7% |
| 83rd | Romania | -0.05 | -213.5% |
| 84th | Gabon | -0.06 | +26.0% |
| 85th | Philippines | -0.11 | +30.4% |
| 86th | Colombia | -0.13 | -443.9% |
| 87th | Lebanon | -0.15 | +64.5% |
| 88th | Russian Federation | -0.15 | +37.4% |
| 89th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.15 | -69.5% |
| 90th | Mauritania | -0.16 | -193.1% |
| 91st | Uganda | -0.17 | -13.5% |
| 92nd | North Macedonia | -0.17 | -7.1% |
| 93rd | El Salvador | -0.25 | -45.0% |
| 94th | Ghana | -0.28 | +44.7% |
| 95th | Cabo Verde | -0.28 | -8.8% |
| 96th | Fiji | -0.28 | -288.5% |
| 97th | Eswatini | -0.28 | -8.8% |
| 98th | Morocco | -0.28 | -264.4% |
| 99th | Senegal | -0.31 | -13.8% |
| 100th | Kenya | -0.33 | -85.6% |
| 101st | Madagascar | -0.33 | -12.6% |
| 102nd | Guyana | -0.34 | +1.5% |
| 103rd | Guatemala | -0.35 | -111.0% |
| 104th | Burkina Faso | -0.36 | -162.4% |
| 105th | India | -0.38 | -0.1% |
| 106th | Dominican Republic | -0.39 | -51.9% |
| 107th | China | -0.39 | +32.7% |
| 108th | Kazakhstan | -0.40 | +41.9% |
| 109th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.41 | -188.1% |
| 110th | Moldova | -0.41 | -1.8% |
| 111th | Nepal | -0.41 | +29.8% |
| 112th | Cambodia | -0.42 | -115.4% |
| 113th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.47 | +23.2% |
| 114th | Nicaragua | -0.47 | +3.9% |
| 115th | Gambia, The | -0.47 | +10.0% |
| 116th | Algeria | -0.48 | +16.2% |
| 117th | Albania | -0.49 | -57.4% |
| 118th | Malawi | -0.49 | +7.3% |
| 119th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.54 | -100.8% |
| 120th | Ukraine | -0.56 | +11.1% |
| 121st | Mongolia | -0.56 | -443.3% |
| 122nd | Lesotho | -0.57 | -22.2% |
| 123rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.57 | -25.8% |
| 124th | Suriname | -0.58 | +15.0% |
| 125th | Mali | -0.58 | +0.2% |
| 126th | Honduras | -0.59 | -10.7% |
| 127th | Azerbaijan | -0.60 | +17.7% |
| 128th | Serbia | -0.61 | +4.3% |
| 129th | Tanzania | -0.61 | +7.4% |
| 130th | Georgia | -0.62 | +16.2% |
| 131st | Mozambique | -0.62 | -49.1% |
| 132nd | Benin | -0.62 | -8.3% |
| 133rd | Viet Nam | -0.64 | +16.9% |
| 134th | Zambia | -0.64 | +15.8% |
| 135th | Papua New Guinea | -0.64 | -7.4% |
| 136th | Togo | -0.69 | +12.5% |
| 137th | Argentina | -0.69 | +21.5% |
| 138th | Ecuador | -0.72 | +0.7% |
| 139th | Niger | -0.73 | +5.5% |
| 140th | Djibouti | -0.73 | -9.2% |
| 141st | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.75 | -78.8% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | -0.76 | -30.4% |
| 143rd | Yemen, Republic of | -0.78 | +11.6% |
| 144th | Pakistan | -0.83 | +5.7% |
| 145th | Guinea-Bissau | -0.85 | +3.6% |
| 146th | Rwanda | -0.86 | +9.1% |
| 147th | Indonesia | -0.87 | -16.7% |
| 148th | Guinea | -0.97 | +12.9% |
| 149th | Cameroon | -0.97 | +5.0% |
| 150th | West Bank and Gaza | -1.02 | -3.3% |
| 151st | Bangladesh | -1.04 | +1.0% |
| 152nd | Chad | -1.05 | -2.3% |
| 153rd | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.06 | -3.2% |
| 154th | Tajikistan | -1.09 | +19.1% |
| 155th | Central African Republic | -1.12 | -14.6% |
| 156th | Haiti | -1.13 | -3.7% |
| 157th | Congo, Republic of | -1.17 | -16.6% |
| 158th | Sierra Leone | -1.18 | +12.5% |
| 159th | Angola | -1.19 | +8.2% |
| 160th | Burundi | -1.20 | +1.0% |
| 161st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.23 | +6.8% |
| 162nd | Nigeria | -1.23 | -4.4% |
| 163rd | Comoros | -1.27 | -27.9% |
| 164th | Timor-Leste | -1.27 | -2.9% |
| 165th | Belarus | -1.30 | +6.9% |
| 166th | Lao PDR | -1.35 | -12.4% |
| 167th | Sudan | -1.42 | -10.7% |
| 168th | Uzbekistan | -1.42 | +5.7% |
| 169th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.43 | +3.6% |
| 170th | Iraq | -1.45 | +27.5% |
| 171st | Cuba | -1.46 | -12.2% |
| 172nd | Afghanistan | -1.46 | +19.2% |
| 173rd | Eritrea | -1.51 | -24.2% |
| 174th | Libya | -1.51 | +6.7% |
| 175th | Liberia | -1.63 | -1.7% |
| 176th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.68 | +1.3% |
| 177th | Turkmenistan | -1.74 | -4.6% |
| 178th | Zimbabwe | -1.86 | -3.1% |
| 179th | Myanmar | -2.03 | +1.4% |
| 180th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.04 | +1.4% |
| 181st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.07 | -9.9% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest regulatory quality in 2003?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China has the highest regulatory quality in 2003 at 1.89.
Which country has the lowest regulatory quality in 2003?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of has the lowest regulatory quality in 2003 at -2.07.
How many countries are ranked by regulatory quality?▾
181 countries have regulatory quality data for 2003.
What are the top 3 countries by regulatory quality?▾
1. Hong Kong SAR, China (1.89), 2. Finland (1.83), 3. Luxembourg (1.79).