CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): CPIA business regulatory environment rating was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 3.5 1=low to 6=high.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3.88 1=low to 6=high in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.3 1=low to 6=high, in 2014.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.55 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.45 1=low to 6=high | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.75 1=low to 6=high | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 3.88 1=low to 6=high | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.78 1=low to 6=high | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.78 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.75 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.75 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.75 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.8 1=low to 6=high | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6 1=low to 6=high | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.68 1=low to 6=high | 3.45 1=low to 6=high | 3.88 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.61 1=low to 6=high | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | 3.8 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 1 Georgia 5.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 2 Armenia 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 2 Rwanda 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Benin 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Cape Verde 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Kenya 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Kosovo 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Togo 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia business regulatory environment rating in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 3.5 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 1=low to 6=high in 2008.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 1=low to 6=high in 2014.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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).