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United Arab Emirates - Regulatory Quality 2013

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
0.77 +0.10 from 2012 Global rank: 48th

United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality was 0.77 in 2013, increased +0.10 from 0.67 in 2012. This was the 48th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013▾
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2013
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 1.96 0.1%
2nd Hong Kong SAR, China 1.92 -1.1%
3rd Sweden 1.90 -0.2%
4th Finland 1.84 1.1%
5th New Zealand 1.82 -1.4%
6th Denmark 1.80 0.1%
7th Australia 1.79 0.7%
8th Luxembourg 1.77 0.6%
9th United Kingdom 1.76 7.5%
10th Netherlands 1.76 0.9%
11th Canada 1.73 1.3%
12th Norway 1.66 7.6%
13th Switzerland 1.62 -1.9%
14th Ireland 1.57 0.7%
15th Liechtenstein 1.57 1.2%
16th Andorra 1.56 -0.2%
17th Germany 1.54 1.0%
18th Chile 1.48 -3.5%
19th Austria 1.48 -2.3%
20th Estonia 1.44 2.1%
21st Aruba 1.42 1.3%
22nd Greenland 1.39 1.5%
23rd Macao SAR, China 1.34 -0.7%
24th Bermuda 1.32 -0.1%
25th Malta 1.29 -2.3%
26th Belgium 1.28 5.0%
27th United States 1.26 -2.6%
28th Israel 1.16 -1.0%
29th France 1.15 2.3%
30th Lithuania 1.15 2.6%
31st Iceland 1.13 1.8%
32nd Cayman Islands 1.11 0.9%
33rd Japan 1.11 -2.5%
34th Brunei Darussalam 1.10 -4.1%
35th St. Kitts and Nevis 1.08 0.0%
36th Czechia 1.08 2.4%
37th Poland 1.05 5.6%
38th Latvia 1.04 2.6%
39th Korea 0.99 14.2%
40th Spain 0.93 -1.5%
41st Slovak Republic 0.93 -10.9%
42nd Cyprus 0.91 -19.0%
43rd Hungary 0.90 -8.4%
44th Mauritius 0.89 -4.2%
45th Puerto Rico (US) 0.85 -7.4%
46th Portugal 0.80 -2.8%
47th Italy 0.78 4.6%
48th United Arab Emirates 0.77 15.5%
49th Costa Rica 0.75 0.5%
50th Qatar 0.74 -6.9%
51st Georgia 0.73 9.3%
52nd Uruguay 0.72 19.5%
53rd Botswana 0.64 -8.2%
54th Romania 0.63 12.4%
55th Greece 0.63 20.3%
56th Slovenia 0.62 -0.1%
57th Bahrain 0.60 -12.0%
58th Antigua and Barbuda 0.60 0.4%
59th Guam 0.60 0.4%
60th Virgin Islands (US) 0.60 0.4%
61st Malaysia 0.57 19.0%
62nd Bulgaria 0.55 -4.5%
63rd Oman 0.47 1.0%
64th Türkiye 0.46 2.7%
65th Barbados 0.45 0.9%
66th Panama 0.45 -4.5%
67th Mexico 0.42 -0.1%
68th Peru 0.41 -6.9%
69th South Africa 0.38 -4.6%
70th Croatia 0.37 4.5%
71st American Samoa 0.36 1.0%
72nd Colombia 0.34 4.1%
73rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.32 -5.9%
74th St. Lucia 0.29 -5.8%
75th Dominica 0.29 -3.7%
76th Albania 0.25 5.7%
77th Grenada 0.25 -1.1%
78th North Macedonia 0.25 -6.4%
79th Armenia 0.24 -29.6%
80th El Salvador 0.23 -0.5%
81st Trinidad and Tobago 0.21 -14.1%
82nd Bahamas, The 0.19 -52.2%
83rd Jamaica 0.18 4.5%
84th Jordan 0.17 -28.3%
85th Namibia 0.16 5.3%
86th Brazil 0.15 -15.6%
87th Thailand 0.13 -4.8%
88th West Bank and Gaza 0.12 64.3%
89th Montenegro 0.09 171.9%
90th Saudi Arabia 0.08 -19.6%
91st Ghana 0.06 -37.3%
92nd Philippines 0.02 -42.9%
93rd Dominican Republic -0.02 65.8%
94th Rwanda -0.03 76.1%
95th Kosovo -0.04 -1.1%
96th Serbia -0.06 11.0%
97th Senegal -0.07 32.9%
98th Kuwait -0.07 -83.4%
99th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.07 -21.3%
100th Lebanon -0.08 41.1%
101st Moldova -0.09 26.0%
102nd Morocco -0.09 17.9%
103rd Seychelles -0.11 16.1%
104th Cabo Verde -0.12 -685.8%
105th Indonesia -0.12 44.4%
106th Eswatini -0.15 51.4%
107th Sri Lanka -0.17 -32.2%
108th Burkina Faso -0.20 -42.0%
109th Honduras -0.20 3.6%
110th Paraguay -0.25 5.4%
111th Samoa -0.27 23.3%
112th Uganda -0.28 -5.4%
113th Tunisia -0.29 -17.7%
114th Guatemala -0.29 -9.2%
115th Nicaragua -0.31 0.6%
116th Kyrgyz Republic -0.33 5.4%
117th Kenya -0.33 -2.8%
118th China -0.33 -16.6%
119th Mongolia -0.33 -53.7%
120th Cambodia -0.35 0.8%
121st Tanzania -0.35 13.9%
122nd Russian Federation -0.36 -3.1%
123rd Kazakhstan -0.38 3.9%
124th Lesotho -0.38 30.5%
125th Gambia, The -0.38 -46.5%
126th Benin -0.42 -3.6%
127th Mozambique -0.42 10.4%
128th Azerbaijan -0.43 13.0%
129th Suriname -0.45 6.3%
130th Belize -0.45 -2.4%
131st Maldives -0.46 -13.8%
132nd India -0.48 0.6%
133rd Zambia -0.49 -11.4%
134th Mali -0.52 -21.6%
135th Papua New Guinea -0.52 0.4%
136th Fiji -0.53 10.5%
137th Vanuatu -0.54 27.9%
138th Djibouti -0.54 -19.1%
139th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.56 -44.6%
140th Niger -0.58 4.3%
141st Ukraine -0.59 -5.6%
142nd Guyana -0.61 2.9%
143rd Gabon -0.61 -15.4%
144th Viet Nam -0.65 3.6%
145th Tonga -0.66 -1.7%
146th Madagascar -0.66 -14.4%
147th Mauritania -0.67 -2.9%
148th Malawi -0.68 4.6%
149th Nigeria -0.68 5.7%
150th Pakistan -0.71 2.4%
151st Sierra Leone -0.72 -1.4%
152nd Yemen, Republic of -0.74 -5.7%
153rd Côte d'Ivoire -0.75 2.9%
154th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.79 5.5%
155th São Tomé and Principe -0.81 -1.0%
156th Ecuador -0.84 11.2%
157th Lao PDR -0.86 -3.1%
158th Nepal -0.86 -6.6%
159th Burundi -0.90 5.5%
160th Liberia -0.92 12.1%
161st Bangladesh -0.92 3.7%
162nd Argentina -0.93 -3.4%
163rd Haiti -0.94 0.6%
164th Togo -0.94 -10.0%
165th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.94 0.8%
166th Cameroon -0.96 -3.1%
167th Timor-Leste -0.99 3.1%
168th Palau -0.99 0.3%
169th Chad -1.01 6.0%
170th Guinea -1.02 -0.5%
171st Angola -1.04 -5.2%
172nd Tajikistan -1.07 -5.4%
173rd Bhutan -1.09 0.6%
174th Solomon Islands -1.11 -6.3%
175th Marshall Islands -1.11 -5.3%
176th Iraq -1.13 1.0%
177th Algeria -1.14 13.8%
178th Belarus -1.16 1.2%
179th Central African Republic -1.17 -9.0%
180th Afghanistan -1.19 0.0%
181st Comoros -1.22 12.3%
182nd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.26 14.8%
183rd Guinea-Bissau -1.29 -4.9%
184th Tuvalu -1.31 -6.1%
185th Kiribati -1.35 -1.8%
186th Congo, Republic of -1.35 0.1%
187th Nauru -1.38 -15.8%
188th Sudan -1.46 1.0%
189th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.49 -4.5%
190th Myanmar -1.50 18.2%
191st South Sudan -1.52 -4.7%
192nd Equatorial Guinea -1.54 3.5%
193rd Syrian Arab Republic -1.55 -1.0%
194th Cuba -1.58 -1.3%
195th Uzbekistan -1.60 -1.5%
196th Libya -1.75 -7.6%
197th Zimbabwe -1.85 0.9%
198th Turkmenistan -2.13 -0.9%
199th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.21 0.8%
200th Eritrea -2.23 -1.1%
201st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.52 0.2%
Source: World Bank WGI (RQ.EST)

FAQ

What was United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality in 2013?▾

United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality in 2013 was 0.77. This ranked 48th globally.

How did United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality change in 2013?▾

United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality increased by 15.5% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2013?▾

Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2013 at 1.96.

What is the regulatory quality of United Arab Emirates in 2013?▾

The regulatory quality of United Arab Emirates in 2013 was 0.77. This ranked 48th globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality?▾

United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality went from 0.67 in 2012 to 0.77 in 2013, a 15.5% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

United Arab Emirates matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2013. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 7.1%. View full analysis →

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