CPIA quality of public administration rating in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: CPIA quality of public administration rating was 2.9 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA quality of public administration rating in Latin America & Caribbean, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia quality of public administration rating in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 2.9 1=low to 6=high.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia quality of public administration rating in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 3.22 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.85 1=low to 6=high, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th 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 quality of public administration rating in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.94 1=low to 6=high | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Arms imports 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9725 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 67.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 110.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 10.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 73.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia quality of public administration rating in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Cpia quality of public administration rating in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.9 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia quality of public administration rating recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia quality of public administration rating recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 1=low to 6=high in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for cpia quality of public administration rating?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia quality of public administration rating rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA quality of public administration 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 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).