Trinidad and Tobago - Regulatory Quality 2009
0.57
−0.09 from 2008
Trinidad and Tobago's regulatory quality was 0.57 in 2009, decreased +0.09 from 0.66 in 2008. This was the 60th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Denmark | 1.88 | 0.3% |
| 2nd | New Zealand | 1.82 | 1.3% |
| 3rd | Australia | 1.82 | 2.9% |
| 4th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.82 | -7.0% |
| 5th | Finland | 1.81 | 12.3% |
| 6th | Singapore | 1.78 | -5.0% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 1.70 | -4.4% |
| 8th | Canada | 1.70 | 2.8% |
| 9th | Ireland | 1.70 | -11.4% |
| 10th | Sweden | 1.65 | 0.8% |
| 11th | Luxembourg | 1.64 | -0.9% |
| 12th | United Kingdom | 1.58 | -11.4% |
| 13th | Switzerland | 1.55 | -0.8% |
| 14th | Germany | 1.52 | 1.9% |
| 15th | Liechtenstein | 1.51 | 8.2% |
| 16th | Norway | 1.46 | 6.7% |
| 17th | Austria | 1.45 | -9.7% |
| 18th | Chile | 1.43 | -5.0% |
| 19th | Andorra | 1.41 | 0.5% |
| 20th | Bermuda | 1.41 | 0.5% |
| 21st | United States | 1.40 | -8.8% |
| 22nd | Estonia | 1.39 | 0.3% |
| 23rd | Malta | 1.36 | 13.5% |
| 24th | Cyprus | 1.36 | -0.6% |
| 25th | Greenland | 1.35 | - |
| 26th | Belgium | 1.31 | -6.8% |
| 27th | Czechia | 1.31 | 7.1% |
| 28th | Aruba | 1.29 | 44.1% |
| 29th | Macao SAR, China | 1.28 | 24.6% |
| 30th | France | 1.21 | -5.4% |
| 31st | Spain | 1.19 | -5.4% |
| 32nd | Cayman Islands | 1.16 | 1.4% |
| 33rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.15 | 0.7% |
| 34th | Israel | 1.10 | -6.2% |
| 35th | Japan | 1.10 | -3.1% |
| 36th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.08 | 38.4% |
| 37th | Hungary | 1.08 | -7.9% |
| 38th | Slovak Republic | 1.05 | -2.8% |
| 39th | Iceland | 1.01 | -22.7% |
| 40th | Portugal | 0.99 | -10.1% |
| 41st | Poland | 0.98 | 15.7% |
| 42nd | Italy | 0.97 | -0.9% |
| 43rd | Lithuania | 0.95 | -8.7% |
| 44th | Latvia | 0.92 | -4.5% |
| 45th | Slovenia | 0.91 | 7.9% |
| 46th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.89 | -13.2% |
| 47th | Korea | 0.85 | 17.0% |
| 48th | Greece | 0.83 | -5.2% |
| 49th | Bahamas, The | 0.80 | -23.9% |
| 50th | Mauritius | 0.76 | 1.9% |
| 51st | Bulgaria | 0.69 | -5.4% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | 0.69 | -2.6% |
| 53rd | Qatar | 0.68 | 5.7% |
| 54th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.65 | 1.6% |
| 55th | Guam | 0.65 | 1.6% |
| 56th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.65 | 1.6% |
| 57th | Romania | 0.62 | 3.4% |
| 58th | Botswana | 0.61 | -5.8% |
| 59th | Barbados | 0.58 | -33.6% |
| 60th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.57 | -13.9% |
| 61st | Oman | 0.53 | -24.4% |
| 62nd | Costa Rica | 0.52 | -8.5% |
| 63rd | Georgia | 0.51 | 7.0% |
| 64th | Uruguay | 0.51 | 27.5% |
| 65th | Dominica | 0.50 | 2.8% |
| 66th | St. Lucia | 0.50 | 14.4% |
| 67th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.50 | 14.4% |
| 68th | Croatia | 0.47 | 14.1% |
| 69th | South Africa | 0.45 | -31.6% |
| 70th | United Arab Emirates | 0.44 | -21.9% |
| 71st | American Samoa | 0.40 | 3.0% |
| 72nd | Panama | 0.40 | -43.7% |
| 73rd | Peru | 0.37 | 14.2% |
| 74th | Türkiye | 0.29 | 7.2% |
| 75th | El Salvador | 0.28 | 88.1% |
| 76th | Jordan | 0.28 | -15.9% |
| 77th | Armenia | 0.27 | -9.1% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 0.27 | -5.9% |
| 79th | Albania | 0.24 | 75.4% |
| 80th | Namibia | 0.24 | -36.0% |
| 81st | Grenada | 0.24 | 10.2% |
| 82nd | Jamaica | 0.22 | -12.8% |
| 83rd | North Macedonia | 0.19 | 63.0% |
| 84th | Mexico | 0.18 | -43.2% |
| 85th | Saudi Arabia | 0.16 | 32.9% |
| 86th | Kuwait | 0.15 | -12.6% |
| 87th | Brazil | 0.13 | 65.7% |
| 88th | Thailand | 0.12 | 8.0% |
| 89th | Colombia | 0.09 | -67.6% |
| 90th | Kosovo | 0.06 | 90.8% |
| 91st | Ghana | 0.04 | 133.4% |
| 92nd | Montenegro | 0.03 | 141.6% |
| 93rd | Tunisia | -0.01 | -107.1% |
| 94th | Seychelles | -0.01 | 86.3% |
| 95th | Cabo Verde | -0.06 | 70.4% |
| 96th | Morocco | -0.09 | 43.1% |
| 97th | Lebanon | -0.10 | 70.0% |
| 98th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.11 | 37.1% |
| 99th | Philippines | -0.11 | -42.2% |
| 100th | Burkina Faso | -0.14 | 38.2% |
| 101st | Moldova | -0.14 | 28.4% |
| 102nd | Dominican Republic | -0.16 | -1.3% |
| 103rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.18 | 11.8% |
| 104th | Kenya | -0.18 | 35.7% |
| 105th | Serbia | -0.18 | 52.7% |
| 106th | Uganda | -0.19 | 24.6% |
| 107th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.21 | 81.3% |
| 108th | Guatemala | -0.22 | 14.1% |
| 109th | Samoa | -0.24 | 20.5% |
| 110th | Kazakhstan | -0.27 | 8.9% |
| 111th | Russian Federation | -0.29 | 17.4% |
| 112th | Sri Lanka | -0.29 | 23.4% |
| 113th | China | -0.30 | -36.5% |
| 114th | Mongolia | -0.31 | 12.8% |
| 115th | Honduras | -0.31 | 2.0% |
| 116th | Indonesia | -0.31 | 9.3% |
| 117th | Azerbaijan | -0.32 | 13.9% |
| 118th | Senegal | -0.32 | 6.8% |
| 119th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.33 | 4.9% |
| 120th | Rwanda | -0.34 | 36.9% |
| 121st | India | -0.35 | 15.5% |
| 122nd | Belize | -0.37 | 3.5% |
| 123rd | Eswatini | -0.37 | 15.2% |
| 124th | Maldives | -0.38 | -1.9% |
| 125th | Benin | -0.40 | 28.1% |
| 126th | Mali | -0.41 | 3.6% |
| 127th | Paraguay | -0.41 | 16.8% |
| 128th | Gambia, The | -0.41 | 16.4% |
| 129th | Nicaragua | -0.44 | -3.3% |
| 130th | Mozambique | -0.44 | 14.7% |
| 131st | Tanzania | -0.47 | 13.5% |
| 132nd | Gabon | -0.48 | 14.8% |
| 133rd | Malawi | -0.49 | 9.8% |
| 134th | Cambodia | -0.50 | -7.4% |
| 135th | Niger | -0.53 | -12.9% |
| 136th | Zambia | -0.54 | -6.6% |
| 137th | Madagascar | -0.54 | -45.8% |
| 138th | Ukraine | -0.56 | -8.3% |
| 139th | Tonga | -0.57 | 27.5% |
| 140th | Papua New Guinea | -0.58 | 16.1% |
| 141st | Pakistan | -0.58 | 2.5% |
| 142nd | Suriname | -0.61 | -13.2% |
| 143rd | Guyana | -0.62 | -6.4% |
| 144th | Viet Nam | -0.63 | -0.4% |
| 145th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.64 | 11.6% |
| 146th | Lesotho | -0.65 | 3.0% |
| 147th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.65 | -25.5% |
| 148th | Djibouti | -0.66 | 8.7% |
| 149th | Vanuatu | -0.68 | 2.6% |
| 150th | Mauritania | -0.71 | -4.9% |
| 151st | Nepal | -0.72 | -11.7% |
| 152nd | Nigeria | -0.76 | 6.8% |
| 153rd | Cameroon | -0.77 | 6.0% |
| 154th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.77 | -4.8% |
| 155th | Sierra Leone | -0.81 | 17.5% |
| 156th | Palau | -0.83 | -18.4% |
| 157th | Argentina | -0.83 | -18.2% |
| 158th | Bangladesh | -0.87 | 5.3% |
| 159th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.87 | -1.0% |
| 160th | Togo | -0.88 | 9.8% |
| 161st | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.92 | 19.1% |
| 162nd | Haiti | -0.94 | -20.5% |
| 163rd | Algeria | -0.96 | -54.3% |
| 164th | Fiji | -0.97 | -38.5% |
| 165th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.97 | -4.6% |
| 166th | Iraq | -1.01 | 12.3% |
| 167th | Nauru | -1.01 | -15.7% |
| 168th | Tuvalu | -1.01 | 7.5% |
| 169th | Angola | -1.06 | 3.8% |
| 170th | Tajikistan | -1.06 | 1.2% |
| 171st | Bhutan | -1.07 | -40.0% |
| 172nd | Lao PDR | -1.07 | 5.6% |
| 173rd | Chad | -1.07 | 6.8% |
| 174th | Guinea | -1.12 | 3.6% |
| 175th | Belarus | -1.16 | 7.2% |
| 176th | Timor-Leste | -1.16 | 13.6% |
| 177th | Burundi | -1.17 | 5.8% |
| 178th | Liberia | -1.18 | 7.7% |
| 179th | Libya | -1.19 | -8.6% |
| 180th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.20 | 0.2% |
| 181st | Kiribati | -1.22 | -4.0% |
| 182nd | Solomon Islands | -1.22 | -2.2% |
| 183rd | Marshall Islands | -1.22 | -17.1% |
| 184th | Central African Republic | -1.26 | -5.4% |
| 185th | Ecuador | -1.26 | -11.7% |
| 186th | Sudan | -1.27 | 11.6% |
| 187th | Congo, Republic of | -1.28 | -4.7% |
| 188th | Uzbekistan | -1.47 | -7.7% |
| 189th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.47 | -1.8% |
| 190th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.51 | -18.0% |
| 191st | Comoros | -1.54 | -5.2% |
| 192nd | Cuba | -1.60 | -7.1% |
| 193rd | Afghanistan | -1.66 | -3.6% |
| 194th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.71 | -6.1% |
| 195th | Turkmenistan | -1.97 | -0.4% |
| 196th | Zimbabwe | -2.08 | -0.8% |
| 197th | Eritrea | -2.21 | -5.9% |
| 198th | Myanmar | -2.23 | -1.0% |
| 199th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.39 | -9.5% |
| 200th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.49 | 2.2% |
FAQ
What was Trinidad and Tobago's regulatory quality in 2009?▾
Trinidad and Tobago's regulatory quality in 2009 was 0.57. This ranked 60th globally.
How did Trinidad and Tobago's regulatory quality change in 2009?▾
Trinidad and Tobago's regulatory quality decreased by 13.9% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2009?▾
Denmark had the highest regulatory quality in 2009 at 1.88.
What is the regulatory quality of Trinidad and Tobago in 2009?▾
The regulatory quality of Trinidad and Tobago in 2009 was 0.57. This ranked 60th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Trinidad and Tobago's regulatory quality?▾
Trinidad and Tobago's regulatory quality went from 0.66 in 2008 to 0.57 in 2009, a 13.9% decrease.
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