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Saudi Arabia - Regulatory Quality 2004

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
0.04 −0.04 from 2003 Global rank: 83rd

Saudi Arabia's regulatory quality was 0.04 in 2004, decreased +0.04 from 0.08 in 2003. This was the 83rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2004▾
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2004
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Hong Kong SAR, China 1.95 2.8%
2nd Luxembourg 1.78 -0.2%
3rd Finland 1.78 -2.5%
4th Netherlands 1.77 2.8%
5th Singapore 1.76 -1.3%
6th New Zealand 1.75 6.2%
7th Denmark 1.75 0.9%
8th United Kingdom 1.73 4.8%
9th Australia 1.71 8.6%
10th Sweden 1.67 3.7%
11th Switzerland 1.64 -2.8%
12th Canada 1.62 6.0%
13th Iceland 1.61 -1.1%
14th Macao SAR, China 1.58 35.2%
15th Ireland 1.57 -1.1%
16th United States 1.56 -0.6%
17th Liechtenstein 1.56 -6.0%
18th Austria 1.51 -1.5%
19th Germany 1.47 -2.2%
20th Cayman Islands 1.46 3.4%
21st Norway 1.44 10.1%
22nd Bermuda 1.44 1.7%
23rd Andorra 1.41 0.0%
24th Chile 1.37 2.6%
25th Belgium 1.35 5.1%
26th Spain 1.31 0.2%
27th Virgin Islands (US) 1.27 -
28th Estonia 1.23 4.4%
29th Cyprus 1.22 3.2%
30th France 1.22 0.1%
31st Brunei Darussalam 1.20 19.5%
32nd Portugal 1.19 -2.9%
33rd Hungary 1.17 4.4%
34th Japan 1.13 6.0%
35th Malta 1.12 -2.1%
36th Bahamas, The 1.12 -2.6%
37th Italy 1.08 3.8%
38th Slovak Republic 1.08 18.7%
39th Barbados 1.08 -3.8%
40th Lithuania 1.06 1.9%
41st Czechia 1.00 -12.1%
42nd Latvia 0.92 -3.4%
43rd Puerto Rico (US) 0.86 -26.6%
44th Slovenia 0.84 -4.2%
45th Greece 0.84 -15.3%
46th Israel 0.82 -9.7%
47th Korea 0.79 10.6%
48th United Arab Emirates 0.79 24.1%
49th Botswana 0.76 -9.6%
50th Aruba 0.76 -
51st Poland 0.76 9.2%
52nd Dominica 0.75 -19.0%
53rd Guam 0.71 -
54th Bulgaria 0.71 5.9%
55th Bahrain 0.70 13.1%
56th South Africa 0.69 -15.5%
57th Oman 0.65 -4.0%
58th Trinidad and Tobago 0.63 -7.0%
59th Antigua and Barbuda 0.58 -14.7%
60th Kuwait 0.56 47.6%
61st Costa Rica 0.55 -12.3%
62nd Croatia 0.53 14.1%
63rd American Samoa 0.50 -
64th Malaysia 0.46 -22.1%
65th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.45 -
66th Mexico 0.41 22.3%
67th Mauritius 0.39 -9.2%
68th Uruguay 0.30 -3.8%
69th Jordan 0.29 54.5%
70th Grenada 0.29 -34.4%
71st Panama 0.26 -23.2%
72nd Namibia 0.23 2.4%
73rd Thailand 0.22 -38.5%
74th Peru 0.20 78.9%
75th Romania 0.18 448.7%
76th Qatar 0.16 -18.7%
77th St. Lucia 0.15 -
78th Jamaica 0.15 -29.3%
79th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.14 -
80th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.11 -
81st Armenia 0.11 -34.8%
82nd Vanuatu 0.06 -
83rd Saudi Arabia 0.04 -48.0%
84th Brazil 0.04 -81.0%
85th Türkiye 0.03 93.3%
86th North Macedonia 0.02 111.9%
87th El Salvador 0.00 100.2%
88th Samoa -0.01 81.6%
89th Maldives -0.02 -101.7%
90th Tuvalu -0.08 -
91st Sri Lanka -0.08 -340.0%
92nd Colombia -0.09 31.7%
93rd Lebanon -0.10 35.3%
94th Russian Federation -0.10 32.6%
95th Uganda -0.11 33.2%
96th Tunisia -0.11 -1,319.8%
97th Belize -0.12 -171.7%
98th Mauritania -0.15 6.8%
99th Seychelles -0.17 -124.9%
100th Albania -0.19 61.8%
101st Guatemala -0.23 35.3%
102nd Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.23 49.7%
103rd Morocco -0.24 14.1%
104th Kiribati -0.25 -
105th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.27 -73.8%
106th Kenya -0.27 16.3%
107th Senegal -0.32 -4.9%
108th Burkina Faso -0.33 9.0%
109th Nicaragua -0.35 26.4%
110th China -0.35 11.7%
111th Ukraine -0.35 37.3%
112th Philippines -0.37 -236.8%
113th India -0.38 0.9%
114th Ghana -0.38 -35.3%
115th Madagascar -0.38 -14.9%
116th Guyana -0.39 -13.6%
117th Kyrgyz Republic -0.39 4.1%
118th Honduras -0.43 27.6%
119th Gabon -0.43 -641.5%
120th Moldova -0.43 -4.9%
121st Georgia -0.44 29.1%
122nd Algeria -0.44 8.3%
123rd Dominican Republic -0.45 -14.4%
124th Cambodia -0.46 -8.5%
125th Cabo Verde -0.46 -63.5%
126th Serbia -0.47 23.6%
127th Kazakhstan -0.47 -17.2%
128th Mozambique -0.49 20.2%
129th Mongolia -0.50 11.7%
130th Tanzania -0.50 19.0%
131st Tonga -0.52 -
132nd Gambia, The -0.52 -9.2%
133rd Nepal -0.52 -25.7%
134th Mali -0.53 8.7%
135th Eswatini -0.53 -88.9%
136th Viet Nam -0.56 12.7%
137th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.57 0.9%
138th Lesotho -0.59 -4.7%
139th Benin -0.62 0.2%
140th Azerbaijan -0.62 -3.2%
141st Malawi -0.62 -26.0%
142nd Zambia -0.63 1.8%
143rd West Bank and Gaza -0.64 37.8%
144th Suriname -0.65 -13.0%
145th Rwanda -0.68 20.8%
146th Niger -0.68 6.3%
147th Argentina -0.70 -0.9%
148th Ecuador -0.70 3.4%
149th Cameroon -0.72 25.9%
150th Fiji -0.73 -157.3%
151st Indonesia -0.74 15.0%
152nd Djibouti -0.74 -1.9%
153rd Paraguay -0.75 1.1%
154th Papua New Guinea -0.80 -24.8%
155th Chad -0.83 20.7%
156th Togo -0.86 -25.7%
157th Yemen, Republic of -0.88 -13.5%
158th Bhutan -0.92 -1,778.6%
159th São Tomé and Principe -0.93 -73.2%
160th Solomon Islands -0.95 -
161st Congo, Republic of -1.01 13.5%
162nd Guinea -1.01 -4.4%
163rd Côte d'Ivoire -1.03 -37.3%
164th Pakistan -1.05 -26.8%
165th Sierra Leone -1.09 7.5%
166th Syrian Arab Republic -1.10 -4.6%
167th Tajikistan -1.12 -2.9%
168th Timor-Leste -1.15 9.5%
169th Bangladesh -1.18 -12.6%
170th Guinea-Bissau -1.19 -39.8%
171st Belarus -1.19 8.5%
172nd Burundi -1.19 0.8%
173rd Sudan -1.20 15.5%
174th Central African Republic -1.20 -7.3%
175th Angola -1.23 -3.3%
176th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.27 -3.7%
177th Nigeria -1.29 -5.1%
178th Lao PDR -1.30 3.8%
179th Libya -1.36 10.1%
180th Comoros -1.41 -11.2%
181st Haiti -1.48 -30.5%
182nd Afghanistan -1.51 -3.3%
183rd Equatorial Guinea -1.56 -8.7%
184th Uzbekistan -1.58 -11.0%
185th Eritrea -1.59 -5.5%
186th Cuba -1.60 -10.0%
187th Iraq -1.65 -14.2%
188th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.67 0.8%
189th Turkmenistan -1.84 -5.6%
190th Liberia -1.86 -13.7%
191st Zimbabwe -1.97 -6.5%
192nd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.27 -9.8%
193rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.30 -12.7%
194th Myanmar -2.35 -15.6%
Source: World Bank WGI (RQ.EST)

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's regulatory quality in 2004?▾

Saudi Arabia's regulatory quality in 2004 was 0.04. This ranked 83rd globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's regulatory quality change in 2004?▾

Saudi Arabia's regulatory quality decreased by 48.0% in 2004 compared to 2003.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2004?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China had the highest regulatory quality in 2004 at 1.95.

What is the regulatory quality of Saudi Arabia in 2004?▾

The regulatory quality of Saudi Arabia in 2004 was 0.04. This ranked 83rd globally.

How does 2004 compare to 2003 for Saudi Arabia's regulatory quality?▾

Saudi Arabia's regulatory quality went from 0.08 in 2003 to 0.04 in 2004, a 48.0% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Saudi Arabia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2004. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.3%. View full analysis →

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