CPIA business regulatory environment rating in World

World: CPIA business regulatory environment rating was 2.96 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.96 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
22nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
3.31 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
All-time low
2.94 1=low to 6=high
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025

CPIA business regulatory environment rating in World, 2005–2025

01232005201520252005: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2006: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2007: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2008: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2009: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2010: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2011: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2012: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2013: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2014: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2015: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2016: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2017: 3 1=low to 6=high2018: 3 1=low to 6=high2019: 3 1=low to 6=high2020: 2.9 1=low to 6=high2021: 3 1=low to 6=high2022: 3 1=low to 6=high2023: 3 1=low to 6=high2024: 3 1=low to 6=high2025: 3 1=low to 6=high

Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.

Analysis

World recorded 2.96 1=low to 6=high for cpia business regulatory environment rating in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in World peaked at 3.31 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.94 1=low to 6=high, in 2020.

World ranks 22nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

CPIA business regulatory environment rating in World, year by year

Annual values for CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in World, 2005 to 2025.
Year 1=low to 6=high Change
2005 3.31 1=low to 6=high
2006 3.22 1=low to 6=high -2.8%
2007 3.28 1=low to 6=high +1.9%
2008 3.27 1=low to 6=high -0.2%
2009 3.27 1=low to 6=high -0.2%
2010 3.24 1=low to 6=high -0.8%
2011 3.19 1=low to 6=high -1.7%
2012 3.17 1=low to 6=high -0.5%
2013 3.18 1=low to 6=high +0.3%
2014 3.14 1=low to 6=high -1.3%
2015 3.11 1=low to 6=high -1.0%
2016 3.1 1=low to 6=high -0.3%
2017 3.04 1=low to 6=high -1.8%
2018 3.01 1=low to 6=high -0.9%
2019 2.97 1=low to 6=high -1.6%
2020 2.94 1=low to 6=high -1.0%
2021 2.99 1=low to 6=high +1.6%
2022 2.99 1=low to 6=high +0.2%
2023 2.99 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2024 2.98 1=low to 6=high -0.4%
2025 2.96 1=low to 6=high -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.27 1=low to 6=high 3.22 1=low to 6=high 3.31 1=low to 6=high 5
2010s 3.11 1=low to 6=high 2.97 1=low to 6=high 3.24 1=low to 6=high 10
2020s 2.98 1=low to 6=high 2.94 1=low to 6=high 2.99 1=low to 6=high 6

More public sector data for World

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is cpia business regulatory environment rating in World?
Cpia business regulatory environment rating in World was 2.96 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 3.31 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.94 1=low to 6=high in 2020.
How does World rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
World ranks 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

CPIA business regulatory environment rating in World. Statizoid, drawing on CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/cpia-business-regulatory-environment-rating-1-low-to-6-high/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/cpia-business-regulatory-environment-rating-1-low-to-6-high/world/">CPIA business regulatory environment rating in World</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high)
Unit
1=low to 6=high
Source
CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,443 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

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).