CPIA debt policy rating in Arab World
Arab World: CPIA debt policy rating was 2 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA debt policy rating in Arab World, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia debt policy rating in Arab World stood at 2 1=low to 6=high.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia debt policy rating in Arab World peaked at 2.9 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.92 1=low to 6=high, in 2021.
That places Arab World 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.78 1=low to 6=high | 2.6 1=low to 6=high | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.45 1=low to 6=high | 2.17 1=low to 6=high | 2.6 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 1=low to 6=high | 1.92 1=low to 6=high | 2.25 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 42 Angola 3 1=low to 6=high compare
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- 42 Central African Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Dominica 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Gambia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Ghana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Kenya 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Liberia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Mongolia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Myanmar 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Tajikistan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Tonga 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Vanuatu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Zambia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
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 debt policy rating in Arab World?
- Cpia debt policy rating in Arab World was 2 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia debt policy rating recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia debt policy rating recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 1=low to 6=high in 2021.
- How does Arab World rank for cpia debt policy rating?
- Arab World ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia debt policy rating rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (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). The Debt Policy and Management criterion assesses whether the country’s debt management strategy is conducive to ensure medium-term debt sustainability and minimize budgetary risks. The criterion covers: (a) the extent to which external and domestic debt is contracted with a view to achieving/maintaining debt sustainability; and (b) the effectiveness of debt management functions (including the degree of coordination between debt management and other macroeconomic policies, the effectiveness of the debt management unit, and the existence of a debt management strategy and of a legal framework for borrowing).