United Arab Emirates - Regulatory Quality 2015
1.10
+0.11 from 2014
United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality was 1.10 in 2015, increased +0.11 from 0.99 in 2014. This was the 34th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.25 | 1.2% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.18 | 6.4% |
| 3rd | New Zealand | 1.91 | -1.7% |
| 4th | United Kingdom | 1.83 | 0.8% |
| 5th | Finland | 1.83 | -2.8% |
| 6th | Ireland | 1.81 | 2.8% |
| 7th | Sweden | 1.80 | -0.1% |
| 8th | Netherlands | 1.79 | 1.4% |
| 9th | Australia | 1.78 | -4.3% |
| 10th | Macao SAR, China | 1.76 | 2.1% |
| 11th | Switzerland | 1.73 | -3.9% |
| 12th | Denmark | 1.72 | 2.5% |
| 13th | Germany | 1.71 | 0.9% |
| 14th | Canada | 1.71 | -7.2% |
| 15th | Estonia | 1.66 | -0.7% |
| 16th | Luxembourg | 1.65 | 1.3% |
| 17th | Norway | 1.59 | -2.8% |
| 18th | Austria | 1.39 | -6.2% |
| 19th | Liechtenstein | 1.38 | -3.3% |
| 20th | Aruba | 1.36 | 9.1% |
| 21st | Greenland | 1.34 | -2.5% |
| 22nd | Chile | 1.32 | -11.1% |
| 23rd | Belgium | 1.27 | 10.5% |
| 24th | Monaco | 1.27 | - |
| 25th | Lithuania | 1.26 | 6.3% |
| 26th | Iceland | 1.26 | 4.0% |
| 27th | Israel | 1.26 | 4.0% |
| 28th | United States | 1.24 | -2.7% |
| 29th | Japan | 1.20 | 5.8% |
| 30th | Malta | 1.15 | 7.0% |
| 31st | Mauritius | 1.14 | -5.0% |
| 32nd | France | 1.12 | 3.9% |
| 33rd | Korea | 1.10 | -3.1% |
| 34th | United Arab Emirates | 1.10 | 11.0% |
| 35th | Czechia | 1.08 | 8.2% |
| 36th | Latvia | 1.07 | -7.9% |
| 37th | Cyprus | 1.05 | -4.2% |
| 38th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.97 | 9.2% |
| 39th | Poland | 0.95 | -10.2% |
| 40th | Portugal | 0.94 | 26.3% |
| 41st | Andorra | 0.90 | 2.0% |
| 42nd | Bermuda | 0.90 | 2.0% |
| 43rd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.84 | -14.7% |
| 44th | Bahrain | 0.80 | 14.1% |
| 45th | Cayman Islands | 0.80 | -5.8% |
| 46th | Spain | 0.79 | 6.0% |
| 47th | Slovak Republic | 0.77 | -12.7% |
| 48th | Georgia | 0.75 | -1.2% |
| 49th | Hungary | 0.75 | 0.3% |
| 50th | Italy | 0.71 | 11.7% |
| 51st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.71 | 34.1% |
| 52nd | Malaysia | 0.70 | -11.8% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 0.66 | 1.2% |
| 54th | Qatar | 0.66 | 16.2% |
| 55th | Slovenia | 0.61 | -7.3% |
| 56th | Uruguay | 0.59 | -18.7% |
| 57th | Bulgaria | 0.58 | -1.2% |
| 58th | Romania | 0.57 | -5.4% |
| 59th | Oman | 0.56 | -19.0% |
| 60th | Botswana | 0.55 | -27.8% |
| 61st | Barbados | 0.55 | 63.8% |
| 62nd | San Marino | 0.52 | - |
| 63rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.52 | -0.9% |
| 64th | Panama | 0.45 | -6.2% |
| 65th | Peru | 0.44 | -7.4% |
| 66th | Colombia | 0.41 | -8.3% |
| 67th | Greece | 0.39 | 20.2% |
| 68th | North Macedonia | 0.36 | -14.7% |
| 69th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.36 | -32.8% |
| 70th | St. Lucia | 0.31 | 14.1% |
| 71st | Mexico | 0.28 | -23.1% |
| 72nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.28 | -22.7% |
| 73rd | Türkiye | 0.27 | -36.7% |
| 74th | Dominica | 0.24 | -14.8% |
| 75th | Croatia | 0.24 | -14.1% |
| 76th | Montenegro | 0.23 | 29.3% |
| 77th | South Africa | 0.21 | -9.6% |
| 78th | Thailand | 0.20 | 12.1% |
| 79th | Armenia | 0.19 | 19.3% |
| 80th | Albania | 0.17 | -37.6% |
| 81st | American Samoa | 0.15 | -15.1% |
| 82nd | Guam | 0.15 | -15.1% |
| 83rd | Rwanda | 0.15 | -20.5% |
| 84th | Bahamas, The | 0.15 | -12.8% |
| 85th | Serbia | 0.14 | -24.9% |
| 86th | Seychelles | 0.13 | 150.3% |
| 87th | Jordan | 0.10 | -2.3% |
| 88th | Grenada | 0.09 | -49.4% |
| 89th | West Bank and Gaza | 0.08 | -60.8% |
| 90th | El Salvador | 0.07 | -69.4% |
| 91st | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.06 | -60.0% |
| 92nd | Philippines | 0.05 | -29.9% |
| 93rd | Namibia | 0.04 | -42.4% |
| 94th | Jamaica | 0.02 | -79.2% |
| 95th | Dominican Republic | 0.01 | -57.8% |
| 96th | Saudi Arabia | 0.00 | 179.2% |
| 97th | Sri Lanka | -0.06 | 46.1% |
| 98th | Samoa | -0.08 | 62.6% |
| 99th | Palau | -0.08 | 90.5% |
| 100th | Moldova | -0.08 | -644.3% |
| 101st | Kazakhstan | -0.09 | 62.1% |
| 102nd | Morocco | -0.10 | -252.8% |
| 103rd | Ghana | -0.11 | -125.6% |
| 104th | Indonesia | -0.16 | -1,793.0% |
| 105th | Cabo Verde | -0.16 | 32.7% |
| 106th | Brazil | -0.18 | -544.6% |
| 107th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.18 | -343.9% |
| 108th | Kuwait | -0.19 | -32.1% |
| 109th | Paraguay | -0.21 | -0.1% |
| 110th | Senegal | -0.22 | 14.4% |
| 111th | Fiji | -0.24 | 7.8% |
| 112th | Eswatini | -0.26 | -17.7% |
| 113th | Uganda | -0.32 | -24.3% |
| 114th | Kosovo | -0.32 | -97.0% |
| 115th | Guatemala | -0.33 | -14.5% |
| 116th | Vanuatu | -0.33 | -2.2% |
| 117th | China | -0.35 | -6.9% |
| 118th | Lebanon | -0.37 | -23.7% |
| 119th | Mongolia | -0.37 | -32.6% |
| 120th | Kenya | -0.37 | -5.8% |
| 121st | Azerbaijan | -0.37 | -38.1% |
| 122nd | Tunisia | -0.39 | -14.4% |
| 123rd | Honduras | -0.42 | -2.3% |
| 124th | Nicaragua | -0.42 | -2.7% |
| 125th | Tonga | -0.42 | 0.9% |
| 126th | Burkina Faso | -0.42 | -24.4% |
| 127th | India | -0.42 | 10.5% |
| 128th | Tanzania | -0.43 | -17.8% |
| 129th | Maldives | -0.43 | -15.5% |
| 130th | Belize | -0.44 | 4.5% |
| 131st | Lesotho | -0.46 | -4.0% |
| 132nd | Zambia | -0.50 | 7.2% |
| 133rd | Viet Nam | -0.51 | 16.1% |
| 134th | Guyana | -0.53 | -0.5% |
| 135th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.54 | -19.2% |
| 136th | Cambodia | -0.55 | -25.0% |
| 137th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.55 | 10.3% |
| 138th | Mozambique | -0.56 | -28.9% |
| 139th | Papua New Guinea | -0.57 | -60.3% |
| 140th | Russian Federation | -0.58 | -44.1% |
| 141st | Gambia, The | -0.58 | -16.5% |
| 142nd | Ukraine | -0.62 | -5.5% |
| 143rd | Benin | -0.62 | -0.1% |
| 144th | Suriname | -0.63 | 0.4% |
| 145th | Mali | -0.63 | 0.1% |
| 146th | Pakistan | -0.65 | 6.3% |
| 147th | Tuvalu | -0.65 | 25.5% |
| 148th | Gabon | -0.73 | -5.7% |
| 149th | Bhutan | -0.74 | 27.6% |
| 150th | Djibouti | -0.75 | -30.7% |
| 151st | Burundi | -0.76 | -3.0% |
| 152nd | Niger | -0.78 | -4.9% |
| 153rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.80 | -15.9% |
| 154th | Madagascar | -0.81 | -12.9% |
| 155th | Nepal | -0.83 | 1.9% |
| 156th | Nauru | -0.83 | 32.7% |
| 157th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.84 | -0.5% |
| 158th | Lao PDR | -0.85 | 4.0% |
| 159th | Angola | -0.86 | -0.3% |
| 160th | Togo | -0.86 | -2.2% |
| 161st | Malawi | -0.87 | -5.6% |
| 162nd | Kiribati | -0.87 | 6.2% |
| 163rd | Nigeria | -0.89 | -6.0% |
| 164th | Argentina | -0.90 | 15.8% |
| 165th | Guinea | -0.90 | 15.8% |
| 166th | Liberia | -0.90 | -2.7% |
| 167th | Mauritania | -0.91 | -9.6% |
| 168th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.92 | -3.7% |
| 169th | Bangladesh | -0.92 | 3.7% |
| 170th | Sierra Leone | -0.93 | -12.9% |
| 171st | Cameroon | -0.94 | -4.3% |
| 172nd | Solomon Islands | -0.97 | 11.6% |
| 173rd | Marshall Islands | -0.98 | 1.9% |
| 174th | Timor-Leste | -0.99 | -9.7% |
| 175th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -1.00 | 5.2% |
| 176th | Afghanistan | -1.02 | 9.4% |
| 177th | Tajikistan | -1.06 | -2.6% |
| 178th | Comoros | -1.09 | 2.8% |
| 179th | Ecuador | -1.14 | -24.0% |
| 180th | Iraq | -1.15 | -1.6% |
| 181st | Yemen, Republic of | -1.16 | -27.2% |
| 182nd | Belarus | -1.17 | -6.1% |
| 183rd | Haiti | -1.21 | -11.4% |
| 184th | Chad | -1.22 | -5.3% |
| 185th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.23 | -1.8% |
| 186th | Myanmar | -1.25 | 10.7% |
| 187th | Cuba | -1.25 | 5.7% |
| 188th | Algeria | -1.26 | 3.5% |
| 189th | Congo, Republic of | -1.28 | -4.6% |
| 190th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.34 | 8.1% |
| 191st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.36 | 1.0% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | -1.44 | -3.9% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | -1.49 | -1.6% |
| 194th | Sudan | -1.50 | -4.1% |
| 195th | Zimbabwe | -1.66 | 12.5% |
| 196th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.66 | 1.2% |
| 197th | South Sudan | -1.67 | -1.8% |
| 198th | Uzbekistan | -1.69 | 2.4% |
| 199th | Eritrea | -2.07 | 0.9% |
| 200th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.10 | -1.4% |
| 201st | Turkmenistan | -2.10 | -0.2% |
| 202nd | Libya | -2.25 | -7.2% |
| 203rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.36 | -7.8% |
FAQ
What was United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality in 2015?▾
United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality in 2015 was 1.10. This ranked 34th globally.
How did United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality change in 2015?▾
United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality increased by 11.0% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2015?▾
Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2015 at 2.25.
What is the regulatory quality of United Arab Emirates in 2015?▾
The regulatory quality of United Arab Emirates in 2015 was 1.10. This ranked 34th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality?▾
United Arab Emirates's regulatory quality went from 0.99 in 2014 to 1.10 in 2015, a 11.0% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
United Arab Emirates matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2015. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: -1.1%. View full analysis →
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