Regulatory Quality - Ranking 2016
Year
In 2016, Singapore (2.17), Hong Kong SAR, China (2.14), and New Zealand (2.03) ranked highest in regulatory quality among all countries. Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of ranked lowest at -2.35.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.17 | -3.6% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.14 | -1.7% |
| 3rd | New Zealand | 2.03 | +6.1% |
| 4th | Netherlands | 1.96 | +9.9% |
| 5th | Switzerland | 1.90 | +9.9% |
| 6th | Australia | 1.89 | +6.1% |
| 7th | Sweden | 1.84 | +2.2% |
| 8th | Germany | 1.81 | +5.5% |
| 9th | Finland | 1.81 | -1.1% |
| 10th | Macao SAR, China | 1.77 | +0.5% |
| 11th | United Kingdom | 1.75 | -4.7% |
| 12th | Ireland | 1.73 | -4.4% |
| 13th | Canada | 1.73 | +1.3% |
| 14th | Luxembourg | 1.71 | +3.9% |
| 15th | Estonia | 1.69 | +1.8% |
| 16th | Norway | 1.69 | +5.8% |
| 17th | Denmark | 1.56 | -9.2% |
| 18th | United States | 1.49 | +19.6% |
| 19th | Austria | 1.43 | +2.8% |
| 20th | Japan | 1.42 | +17.7% |
| 21st | Chile | 1.36 | +3.3% |
| 22nd | Liechtenstein | 1.36 | -1.2% |
| 23rd | Aruba | 1.34 | -1.6% |
| 24th | Belgium | 1.33 | +4.3% |
| 25th | Greenland | 1.32 | -1.3% |
| 26th | Israel | 1.30 | +3.3% |
| 27th | Iceland | 1.27 | +0.4% |
| 28th | Monaco | 1.23 | -3.3% |
| 29th | Malta | 1.14 | -0.9% |
| 30th | Lithuania | 1.12 | -11.0% |
| 31st | Korea | 1.10 | +0.3% |
| 32nd | Mauritius | 1.09 | -3.7% |
| 33rd | Latvia | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 34th | France | 1.06 | -5.1% |
| 35th | Cyprus | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 36th | Spain | 1.00 | +25.9% |
| 37th | Czechia | 0.97 | -10.2% |
| 38th | United Arab Emirates | 0.96 | -12.5% |
| 39th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.94 | -3.4% |
| 40th | Poland | 0.91 | -5.1% |
| 41st | Slovak Republic | 0.88 | +13.5% |
| 42nd | Georgia | 0.86 | +14.7% |
| 43rd | Andorra | 0.86 | -4.2% |
| 44th | Bermuda | 0.86 | -4.2% |
| 45th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.86 | +64.0% |
| 46th | Portugal | 0.83 | -11.6% |
| 47th | Cayman Islands | 0.77 | -3.0% |
| 48th | Botswana | 0.73 | +31.8% |
| 49th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.71 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Bulgaria | 0.70 | +21.3% |
| 51st | Italy | 0.70 | -2.1% |
| 52nd | Qatar | 0.68 | +3.3% |
| 53rd | Uruguay | 0.68 | +15.9% |
| 54th | Malaysia | 0.66 | -5.8% |
| 55th | Slovenia | 0.63 | +2.9% |
| 56th | Oman | 0.60 | +7.2% |
| 57th | Bahrain | 0.60 | -25.9% |
| 58th | Hungary | 0.59 | -21.3% |
| 59th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.58 | -30.6% |
| 60th | Romania | 0.57 | -0.4% |
| 61st | Costa Rica | 0.53 | -20.8% |
| 62nd | San Marino | 0.49 | -6.4% |
| 63rd | Peru | 0.47 | +6.8% |
| 64th | Barbados | 0.47 | -14.7% |
| 65th | Panama | 0.47 | +4.7% |
| 66th | North Macedonia | 0.38 | +6.5% |
| 67th | Colombia | 0.34 | -16.8% |
| 68th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.33 | -7.7% |
| 69th | St. Lucia | 0.27 | -13.4% |
| 70th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.26 | -5.9% |
| 71st | Bahamas, The | 0.24 | +65.9% |
| 72nd | Croatia | 0.24 | +0.5% |
| 73rd | Montenegro | 0.23 | +3.5% |
| 74th | Armenia | 0.21 | +8.4% |
| 75th | Mexico | 0.20 | -28.0% |
| 76th | Türkiye | 0.19 | -29.3% |
| 77th | Albania | 0.19 | +7.1% |
| 78th | Dominica | 0.18 | -25.7% |
| 79th | Greece | 0.14 | -65.5% |
| 80th | Palau | 0.13 | +261.6% |
| 81st | American Samoa | 0.12 | -19.6% |
| 82nd | Guam | 0.12 | -19.6% |
| 83rd | South Africa | 0.12 | -42.6% |
| 84th | Philippines | 0.11 | +108.5% |
| 85th | Jamaica | 0.10 | +530.8% |
| 86th | Jordan | 0.07 | -29.8% |
| 87th | Saudi Arabia | 0.06 | +1,236.3% |
| 88th | Grenada | 0.06 | -32.6% |
| 89th | Thailand | 0.05 | -73.0% |
| 90th | West Bank and Gaza | 0.05 | -40.2% |
| 91st | Serbia | 0.02 | -81.7% |
| 92nd | Rwanda | 0.01 | -92.1% |
| 93rd | Namibia | -0.01 | -116.0% |
| 94th | Dominican Republic | -0.01 | -166.0% |
| 95th | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.02 | -137.7% |
| 96th | Indonesia | -0.03 | +80.2% |
| 97th | El Salvador | -0.05 | -174.5% |
| 98th | Kuwait | -0.09 | +54.7% |
| 99th | Seychelles | -0.09 | -167.2% |
| 100th | Mongolia | -0.10 | +73.0% |
| 101st | Sri Lanka | -0.12 | -109.4% |
| 102nd | Moldova | -0.13 | -64.6% |
| 103rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.14 | +24.9% |
| 104th | Samoa | -0.14 | -81.5% |
| 105th | Morocco | -0.16 | -58.0% |
| 106th | Kazakhstan | -0.16 | -77.8% |
| 107th | Brazil | -0.19 | -4.4% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | -0.19 | -19.5% |
| 109th | Senegal | -0.21 | +6.1% |
| 110th | Kosovo | -0.22 | +32.6% |
| 111th | Fiji | -0.23 | +3.3% |
| 112th | Paraguay | -0.23 | -11.8% |
| 113th | Eswatini | -0.26 | -1.5% |
| 114th | Uganda | -0.27 | +14.6% |
| 115th | Vanuatu | -0.30 | +10.7% |
| 116th | Ghana | -0.30 | -178.6% |
| 117th | Guatemala | -0.30 | +7.9% |
| 118th | India | -0.31 | +26.7% |
| 119th | China | -0.31 | +11.3% |
| 120th | Argentina | -0.35 | +61.3% |
| 121st | Kenya | -0.36 | +2.9% |
| 122nd | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.39 | +28.0% |
| 123rd | Azerbaijan | -0.40 | -6.7% |
| 124th | Ukraine | -0.41 | +33.6% |
| 125th | Lebanon | -0.42 | -14.0% |
| 126th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.42 | +23.8% |
| 127th | Guyana | -0.43 | +18.8% |
| 128th | Tonga | -0.43 | -1.8% |
| 129th | Russian Federation | -0.44 | +23.6% |
| 130th | Burkina Faso | -0.45 | -5.5% |
| 131st | Tunisia | -0.45 | -16.9% |
| 132nd | Lesotho | -0.46 | +0.6% |
| 133rd | Tanzania | -0.48 | -12.9% |
| 134th | Cambodia | -0.49 | +10.2% |
| 135th | Belize | -0.49 | -12.2% |
| 136th | Maldives | -0.50 | -14.6% |
| 137th | Viet Nam | -0.50 | +0.5% |
| 138th | Nicaragua | -0.53 | -26.0% |
| 139th | Honduras | -0.53 | -27.1% |
| 140th | Zambia | -0.54 | -8.9% |
| 141st | Papua New Guinea | -0.57 | +0.2% |
| 142nd | Tuvalu | -0.57 | +12.4% |
| 143rd | Gambia, The | -0.58 | 0.0% |
| 144th | Benin | -0.58 | +6.2% |
| 145th | Nauru | -0.60 | +27.5% |
| 146th | Mali | -0.64 | -1.0% |
| 147th | Suriname | -0.64 | -1.8% |
| 148th | Pakistan | -0.66 | -2.7% |
| 149th | Bhutan | -0.69 | +6.0% |
| 150th | Gabon | -0.72 | +2.1% |
| 151st | Niger | -0.72 | +7.7% |
| 152nd | Madagascar | -0.74 | +9.2% |
| 153rd | Mozambique | -0.75 | -33.3% |
| 154th | Djibouti | -0.75 | +0.4% |
| 155th | Lao PDR | -0.76 | +10.6% |
| 156th | Mauritania | -0.79 | +13.6% |
| 157th | Nepal | -0.79 | +5.1% |
| 158th | Cameroon | -0.81 | +13.6% |
| 159th | Bangladesh | -0.81 | +11.8% |
| 160th | Kiribati | -0.82 | +6.7% |
| 161st | Togo | -0.83 | +3.4% |
| 162nd | Burundi | -0.85 | -13.2% |
| 163rd | São Tomé and Principe | -0.87 | -3.9% |
| 164th | Myanmar | -0.87 | +30.1% |
| 165th | Malawi | -0.88 | -1.8% |
| 166th | Guinea | -0.89 | +1.3% |
| 167th | Marshall Islands | -0.89 | +9.5% |
| 168th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.89 | -12.1% |
| 169th | Nigeria | -0.94 | -6.1% |
| 170th | Sierra Leone | -0.95 | -2.2% |
| 171st | Ecuador | -0.96 | +16.0% |
| 172nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.96 | +4.0% |
| 173rd | Angola | -0.97 | -12.2% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | -0.97 | -0.1% |
| 175th | Liberia | -0.98 | -8.1% |
| 176th | Iraq | -0.99 | +13.9% |
| 177th | Timor-Leste | -0.99 | +0.0% |
| 178th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -1.02 | -10.9% |
| 179th | Belarus | -1.09 | +6.5% |
| 180th | Comoros | -1.10 | -0.7% |
| 181st | Tajikistan | -1.12 | -5.1% |
| 182nd | Chad | -1.18 | +3.4% |
| 183rd | Congo, Republic of | -1.21 | +5.6% |
| 184th | Algeria | -1.24 | +1.2% |
| 185th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.25 | -0.9% |
| 186th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.25 | +7.0% |
| 187th | Haiti | -1.26 | -4.3% |
| 188th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.32 | +2.8% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | -1.34 | -31.5% |
| 190th | Cuba | -1.36 | -8.5% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | -1.42 | +1.8% |
| 192nd | Sudan | -1.49 | +1.2% |
| 193rd | Yemen, Republic of | -1.50 | -29.5% |
| 194th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.56 | -4.7% |
| 195th | Uzbekistan | -1.64 | +3.1% |
| 196th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.68 | -1.2% |
| 197th | Zimbabwe | -1.69 | -2.3% |
| 198th | South Sudan | -1.80 | -7.8% |
| 199th | Eritrea | -2.11 | -2.1% |
| 200th | Turkmenistan | -2.12 | -0.6% |
| 201st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.18 | -3.9% |
| 202nd | Libya | -2.22 | +1.5% |
| 203rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.35 | +0.4% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest regulatory quality in 2016?▾
Singapore has the highest regulatory quality in 2016 at 2.17.
Which country has the lowest regulatory quality in 2016?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of has the lowest regulatory quality in 2016 at -2.35.
How many countries are ranked by regulatory quality?▾
203 countries have regulatory quality data for 2016.
What are the top 3 countries by regulatory quality?▾
1. Singapore (2.17), 2. Hong Kong SAR, China (2.14), 3. New Zealand (2.03).