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CPIA quality of public administration rating in South Asia

South Asia: CPIA quality of public administration rating was 3.1 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3.1 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 42 groups
All-time high
3.42 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
All-time low
2.88 1=low to 6=high
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025

CPIA quality of public administration rating in South Asia, 2005–2025

01232005201520252005: 3.4 1=low to 6=high2006: 3.4 1=low to 6=high2007: 3.4 1=low to 6=high2008: 3.4 1=low to 6=high2009: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2010: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2011: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2012: 3.3 1=low to 6=high2013: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2014: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2015: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2016: 3.2 1=low to 6=high2017: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2018: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2019: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2020: 2.9 1=low to 6=high2021: 2.9 1=low to 6=high2022: 3 1=low to 6=high2023: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2024: 3.1 1=low to 6=high2025: 3.1 1=low to 6=high

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

Analysis

In 2025, cpia quality of public administration rating in South Asia stood at 3.1 1=low to 6=high.

That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cpia quality of public administration rating in South Asia peaked at 3.42 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.88 1=low to 6=high, in 2020.

That places South Asia 8th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

CPIA quality of public administration rating in South Asia, year by year

Year 1=low to 6=high Change
2005 3.42 1=low to 6=high —
2006 3.42 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2007 3.42 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2008 3.42 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2009 3.33 1=low to 6=high -2.4%
2010 3.33 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2011 3.33 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2012 3.33 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2013 3.25 1=low to 6=high -2.5%
2014 3.2 1=low to 6=high -1.5%
2015 3.2 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2016 3.25 1=low to 6=high +1.6%
2017 3.12 1=low to 6=high -3.8%
2018 3.12 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2019 3.1 1=low to 6=high -0.8%
2020 2.88 1=low to 6=high -7.3%
2021 2.88 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2022 3 1=low to 6=high +4.3%
2023 3.1 1=low to 6=high +3.3%
2024 3.1 1=low to 6=high +0.0%
2025 3.1 1=low to 6=high +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4 1=low to 6=high 3.33 1=low to 6=high 3.42 1=low to 6=high 5
2010s 3.22 1=low to 6=high 3.1 1=low to 6=high 3.33 1=low to 6=high 10
2020s 3.01 1=low to 6=high 2.88 1=low to 6=high 3.1 1=low to 6=high 6

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 6 Armenia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  2. 6 Benin 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  3. 6 Burkina Faso 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  4. 6 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  5. 6 Djibouti 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  6. 6 Dominica 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  7. 6 Ethiopia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  8. 6 Fiji 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  9. 6 Ghana 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  10. 6 Grenada 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  11. 6 Guinea 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  12. 6 India 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  13. 6 Kenya 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  14. 6 Mongolia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  15. 6 Senegal 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  16. 6 Sri Lanka 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  17. 6 Saint Lucia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  18. 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  19. 6 Tonga 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  20. 6 Uganda 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  21. 6 Uzbekistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
  22. 6 Viet Nam 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cpia quality of public administration rating in South Asia?
Cpia quality of public administration rating in South Asia was 3.1 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 South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3.42 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
What is the lowest cpia quality of public administration rating recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.88 1=low to 6=high in 2020.
How does South Asia rank for cpia quality of public administration rating?
South Asia ranks 8th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
Is cpia quality of public administration rating rising or falling in South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Asia 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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Indicator
CPIA quality of public administration 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
127 places, 2,460 data points, 2005–2025
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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).