United Kingdom - Regulatory Quality 2004
1.73
+0.08 from 2003
United Kingdom's regulatory quality was 1.73 in 2004, increased +0.08 from 1.65 in 2003. This was the 8th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2004▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's regulatory quality in 2004?▾
United Kingdom's regulatory quality in 2004 was 1.73. This ranked 8th globally.
How did United Kingdom's regulatory quality change in 2004?▾
United Kingdom's regulatory quality increased by 4.8% 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 United Kingdom in 2004?▾
The regulatory quality of United Kingdom in 2004 was 1.73. This ranked 8th globally.
How does 2004 compare to 2003 for United Kingdom's regulatory quality?▾
United Kingdom's regulatory quality went from 1.65 in 2003 to 1.73 in 2004, a 4.8% increase.
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