CPIA quality of public administration rating (1=low to 6=high) by country
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...
What the numbers show
CPIA quality of public administration rating (1=low to 6=high) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 4 1=low to 6=high in Bhutan; the lowest is 1 1=low to 6=high in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 3 1=low to 6=high, and the mean is 2.86 1=low to 6=high.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 40.0%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 50.0%).
CPIA quality of public administration rating: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Djibouti | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 6 | Dominica | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Fiji | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Ghana | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Guinea | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 6 | Grenada | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | India | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Kenya | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Senegal | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Tonga | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Uganda | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Vietnam | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2015 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Bolivia | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2015 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 28 | Cameroon | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Gambia | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Guyana | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Cambodia | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Moldova | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Maldives | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | Mozambique | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Mauritania | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Niger | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Pakistan | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Togo | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Tanzania | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | Kosovo | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 51 | Burundi | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 51 | Congo | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Micronesia (country) | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Kiribati | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Laos | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Liberia | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Lesotho | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Madagascar | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Malawi | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Nigeria | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Nepal | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 51 | Chad | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Vanuatu | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 69 | Angola | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Comoros | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Eritrea | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 69 | Mali | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Myanmar | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Somalia | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | East Timor | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 80 | Haiti | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 80 | Sudan | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Yemen | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 84 | South Sudan | 1 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Late-demographic dividend 3.33 1=low to 6=high
- IBRD only 3.25 1=low to 6=high
- Caribbean Small States 3.21 1=low to 6=high
- Upper middle income 3.19 1=low to 6=high
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3.12 1=low to 6=high
- Europe & Central Asia 3.12 1=low to 6=high
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.12 1=low to 6=high
- South Asia 3.1 1=low to 6=high
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.1 1=low to 6=high
- IDA blend 3.08 1=low to 6=high
- High income 3 1=low to 6=high
- Post-demographic dividend 3 1=low to 6=high
- Africa Western and Central 2.98 1=low to 6=high
- Small states 2.96 1=low to 6=high
- Other small states 2.94 1=low to 6=high
- Middle income 2.92 1=low to 6=high
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.9 1=low to 6=high
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.9 1=low to 6=high
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.89 1=low to 6=high
- Early-demographic dividend 2.83 1=low to 6=high
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.81 1=low to 6=high
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.81 1=low to 6=high
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.81 1=low to 6=high
- Lower middle income 2.81 1=low to 6=high
- IDA & IBRD total 2.79 1=low to 6=high
- IDA total 2.79 1=low to 6=high
- World 2.79 1=low to 6=high
- Low & middle income 2.79 1=low to 6=high
- Pacific island small states 2.78 1=low to 6=high
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.75 1=low to 6=high
- IDA only 2.69 1=low to 6=high
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.66 1=low to 6=high
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.65 1=low to 6=high
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.64 1=low to 6=high
- East Asia & Pacific 2.64 1=low to 6=high
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.64 1=low to 6=high
- Least developed countries 2.59 1=low to 6=high
- Low income 2.48 1=low to 6=high
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.2 1=low to 6=high
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.2 1=low to 6=high
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). The CPIA Quality of Public Administration criterion covers the core administration defined as the civilian central government (and subnational governments, to the extent that their size or policy responsibilities are significant) excluding health and education personnel, and police. The criterion assesses the functioning of the core administration in three areas: (a) managing its own operations; (b) ensuring quality in policy implementation and regulatory management; and (c) coordinating the larger public sector Human Resources Management regime outside the core administration (de-concentrated and arms-length bodies and subsidiary governments).