Regulatory quality by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 72.8 in 2025, 23rd of 38 OECD members (highest first). 31st of all 205 with data.

Highest: Singapore (91.9, 2025) · Lowest: Eritrea (19.2, 2025) · 205 countries and territories with data.

Perceptions of the government's ability to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. From the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI, 2025 revision): a 0–100 score that combines many surveys and expert assessments; higher is better.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Singapore91.92025
2New Zealand87.42025
3Denmark84.72025
4Switzerland84.52025
5Australia84.22025
6Luxembourg83.82025
7Finland83.62025
8Ireland83.32025
9Hong Kong83.32025
10Norway82.82025
11Sweden82.52025
12Monaco82.42025
13Liechtenstein82.12025
14United Kingdom80.62025
15Canada80.32025
16Netherlands80.22025
17Macao79.32025
18Estonia79.12025
19Lithuania77.42025
20Japan76.52025
21Germany76.42025
22Belgium76.32025
23United Arab Emirates75.72025
24Israel74.92025
25U.S. Virgin Islands74.22025
26Czechia74.02025
27Greenland73.92025
28Austria73.92025
29Iceland73.82025
30Latvia73.12025
31United States72.82025
32South Korea72.82025
33Bahrain72.82025
34Qatar72.72025
35France72.52025
36Aruba72.32025
37Brunei72.12025
38Mauritius71.52025
39Cyprus70.22025
40Andorra70.12025
41San Marino70.12025
42Poland69.12025
43Oman67.42025
44Malaysia67.32025
45Cayman Islands67.12025
46Saudi Arabia67.02025
47Slovenia66.92025
48Chile66.42025
49Georgia66.22025
50Antigua and Barbuda66.22025
51Bermuda66.02025
52Italy65.82025
53St. Kitts and Nevis65.52025
54Portugal65.12025
55Uruguay65.02025
56Costa Rica64.82025
57North Macedonia63.32025
58Palau63.22025
59Croatia63.02025
60Spain62.72025
61Greece62.72025
62Malta62.52025
63Barbados62.32025
64Slovakia62.02025
65American Samoa61.92025
66Guam61.92025
67Kuwait61.72025
68Botswana61.62025
69Bulgaria61.32025
70Jordan61.22025
71Seychelles60.92025
72Albania60.72025
73Puerto Rico60.32025
74Romania60.12025
75Hungary60.02025
76Rwanda59.92025
77St. Lucia59.32025
78Armenia59.22025
79Montenegro59.12025
80Dominican Republic58.72025
81Philippines58.52025
82St. Vincent and the Grenadines57.62025
83Thailand57.62025
84Peru57.52025
85Indonesia57.32025
86Namibia56.72025
87Dominica56.72025
88Serbia56.52025
89Azerbaijan56.42025
90Fiji56.12025
91Kazakhstan55.92025
92Jamaica55.82025
93Cabo Verde55.62025
94Morocco55.22025
95Grenada55.02025
96Paraguay55.02025
97Mongolia54.62025
98Moldova54.62025
99South Africa54.32025
100Samoa54.22025
101Bahamas54.02025
102Argentina53.92025
103Bhutan53.92025
104China53.62025
105Panama53.42025
106Vietnam53.12025
107El Salvador53.12025
108Côte d'Ivoire52.62025
109India52.62025
110Türkiye52.52025
111Trinidad and Tobago52.42025
112Ghana52.32025
113Colombia52.12025
114Kosovo52.12025
115Mexico51.52025
116Tonga51.12025
117Senegal51.02025
118Ukraine50.62025
119Benin50.42025
120Sri Lanka50.32025
121Guatemala49.72025
122Vanuatu49.62025
123Kenya49.12025
124Kyrgyzstan48.72025
125Maldives48.72025
126Bosnia and Herzegovina48.52025
127West Bank and Gaza48.52025
128Guyana48.52025
129Kiribati48.32025
130Tuvalu47.92025
131Brazil47.92025
132Zambia47.72025
133Egypt47.62025
134Togo47.32025
135Lesotho47.12025
136Tanzania47.02025
137Uzbekistan46.52025
138Tunisia46.52025
139Belize46.12025
140Nauru45.62025
141Cambodia45.42025
142Malawi45.42025
143Uganda45.32025
144Papua New Guinea44.92025
145Burkina Faso44.62025
146Honduras44.62025
147Gambia44.42025
148Nigeria44.42025
149Nepal44.22025
150Laos44.12025
151Eswatini43.92025
152Ecuador43.22025
153Mauritania43.12025
154Gabon42.92025
155Ethiopia42.92025
156Marshall Islands42.92025
157Timor-Leste42.92025
158Angola42.72025
159Mozambique42.42025
160Niger42.32025
161Micronesia42.12025
162Cameroon41.92025
163Algeria41.92025
164Suriname41.82025
165Tajikistan41.72025
166Mali41.62025
167Madagascar41.22025
168Lebanon40.82025
169Liberia40.62025
170Burundi40.62025
171Djibouti40.52025
172Pakistan39.72025
173Bangladesh39.42025
174São Tomé and Príncipe39.32025
175Nicaragua39.32025
176Solomon Islands39.12025
177Guinea39.12025
178Iraq38.02025
179Sierra Leone36.52025
180Chad36.52025
181Comoros35.82025
182Russia34.92025
183Republic of the Congo34.92025
184Bolivia34.52025
185Guinea-Bissau34.32025
186Belarus33.82025
187Zimbabwe33.52025
188Central African Republic33.02025
189DR Congo32.92025
190Equatorial Guinea30.82025
191Afghanistan30.82025
192Myanmar30.42025
193Yemen30.22025
194Haiti29.52025
195Iran29.22025
196Cuba28.32025
197Libya26.92025
198Somalia26.12025
199Sudan25.52025
200Syria24.32025
201Turkmenistan23.12025
202South Sudan22.52025
203Venezuela21.32025
204North Korea21.32025
205Eritrea19.22025

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_RQ_SC). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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