Regulatory Quality Index

Europe Ranking

(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Finland	1.85	2020	2	1.85
2 ↑	Luxembourg	1.84	2020	6	1.7
3 ↑	Denmark	1.79	2020	10	1.57
4 ↓	Netherlands	1.75	2020	1	1.86
5 ↓	Norway	1.7	2020	3	1.8
6 ↓	Sweden	1.68	2020	3	1.8
7 ↑	Liechtenstein	1.62	2020	12	1.54
8 ↓	Switzerland	1.59	2020	7	1.66
8 ↑	Estonia	1.59	2019	11	1.55
10 ↓	Germany	1.58	2020	5	1.72
11 ↓	United Kingdom	1.48	2020	8	1.63
12 ↓	Ireland	1.47	2020	9	1.6
13 ↑	Iceland	1.45	2020	15	1.37
14 ↓	Austria	1.4	2020	13	1.46
15 ↑	Belgium	1.35	2020	16	1.29
16 ↑	Andorra	1.34	2020	18	1.23
17	Czech Republic	1.28	2018	17	1.24
18 ↑	Malta	1.22	2020	28	0.96
19 ↓	France	1.2	2020	14	1.44
20 ↓	Latvia	1.19	2020	19	1.19
21	Lithuania	1.16	2019	21	1.1
22 ↓	Georgia	1.11	2020	20	1.12
23	Cyprus	1	2020	23	1.01
24 ↓	Slovenia	0.92	2020	23	1.01
25 ↓	Poland	0.89	2020	23	1.01
26 ↑	Portugal	0.83	2020	27	0.97
27 ↓	Slovakia	0.78	2020	23	1.01
28 ↓	Spain	0.77	2020	22	1.05
29 ↑	Hungary	0.6	2019	31	0.57
30 ↑	Greece	0.55	2020	32	0.53
31 ↑	Bulgaria	0.52	2020	32	0.53
32 ↑	Macedonia	0.51	2020	34	0.51
33 ↓	Italy	0.5	2020	28	0.96
34 ↓	Croatia	0.43	2020	30	0.59
35 ↑	Montenegro	0.4	2020	36	0.36
36 ↓	Romania	0.38	2020	35	0.46
37 ↑	Armenia	0.25	2020	38	0.25
38 ↓	Albania	0.24	2020	37	0.27
39	Serbia	0.13	2019	39	0.13
40	Moldova	0.04	2020	40	0.01
41	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.23	2020	41	-0.19
42	Ukraine	-0.3	2020	42	-0.26
43	Belarus	-0.54	2019	43	-0.65
44	Angola	-0.91	2020	44	-0.89

Definition of Regulatory Quality Index

The index of Regulatory Quality captures perceptions of the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development.