CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating was 2.73 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Least developed countries, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 2.73 1=low to 6=high for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Least developed countries peaked at 3.1 1=low to 6=high in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.71 1=low to 6=high, in 2024.
Least developed countries ranks 36th 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 quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.01 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.01 1=low to 6=high | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.03 1=low to 6=high | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.03 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.08 1=low to 6=high | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.02 1=low to 6=high | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.01 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.07 1=low to 6=high | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.04 1=low to 6=high | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.01 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.93 1=low to 6=high | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.95 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.87 1=low to 6=high | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.86 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.82 1=low to 6=high | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.79 1=low to 6=high | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.76 1=low to 6=high | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.71 1=low to 6=high | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 2.73 1=low to 6=high | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 1=low to 6=high | 3.01 1=low to 6=high | 3.08 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.01 1=low to 6=high | 2.87 1=low to 6=high | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 1=low to 6=high | 2.71 1=low to 6=high | 2.86 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 36 Bangladesh 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Chad 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Congo 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Djibouti 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Fiji 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Grenada 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Maldives 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Mali 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Nepal 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Senegal 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Zambia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Least developed countries?
- Cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Least developed countries was 2.73 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 1=low to 6=high in 2010.
- What is the lowest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 1=low to 6=high in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management 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). The quality of budgetary and financial management criterion assesses the extent to which there is: (a) a comprehensive and credible budget, linked to policy priorities; (b) effective financial management systems to ensure that the budget is implemented as intended in a controlled and predictable way; and (c) timely and accurate accounting and fiscal reporting, including timely audit of public accounts and effective arrangements for follow up.