CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Arab World
Arab World: CPIA business regulatory environment rating was 2.43 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Arab World, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia business regulatory environment rating in Arab World is 2.43 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Arab World peaked at 3.2 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.42 1=low to 6=high, in 2019.
Arab World ranks 39th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Arab World, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8 1=low to 6=high | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 2.42 1=low to 6=high | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 2.42 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.43 1=low to 6=high | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.83 1=low to 6=high | 2.42 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 1=low to 6=high | 2.42 1=low to 6=high | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
More public sector data for Arab World
- Arms imports 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 10.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -29.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 276.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 136.37 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia business regulatory environment rating in Arab World?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in Arab World was 2.43 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 1=low to 6=high in 2019.
- How does Arab World rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- Arab World ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This Business Regulatory Environment criterion assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environment helps or hinders private business in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive. The emphasis is on direct regulations of business activity and regulation of goods and factor markets. Three sub-components are measured: (a) regulations affecting entry, exit, and competition; (b) regulations of ongoing business operations; and (c) regulations of factor markets (labor and land).