Yemen, Republic of - Regulatory Quality 2009

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
-0.64 +0.08 from 2008 Global rank: 145th

Yemen, Republic of's regulatory quality was -0.64 in 2009, increased +0.08 from -0.73 in 2008. This was the 145th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
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 Yemen, Republic of's regulatory quality in 2009?

Yemen, Republic of's regulatory quality in 2009 was -0.64. This ranked 145th globally.

How did Yemen, Republic of's regulatory quality change in 2009?

Yemen, Republic of's regulatory quality increased by 11.6% 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 Yemen, Republic of in 2009?

The regulatory quality of Yemen, Republic of in 2009 was -0.64. This ranked 145th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Yemen, Republic of's regulatory quality?

Yemen, Republic of's regulatory quality went from -0.73 in 2008 to -0.64 in 2009, a 11.6% increase.