CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) by country
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...
What the numbers show
CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 5 1=low to 6=high in Georgia; the lowest is 1.17 1=low to 6=high in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.33 1=low to 6=high, and the mean is 3.23 1=low to 6=high.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 36.4%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 37.5%).
CPIA structural policies cluster average: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 4.33 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 4.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 7 | Benin | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 7 | Fiji | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 7 | Kenya | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Nepal | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 7 | Senegal | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 7 | Togo | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Dominica | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Moldova | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2019 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 13 | Pakistan | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 13 | Samoa | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Zambia | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Grenada | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 23 | India | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Cambodia | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Lesotho | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 23 | Tonga | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 23 | Vietnam | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2015 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 34 | Burundi | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 34 | Bhutan | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 34 | Guinea | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 34 | Guyana | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Laos | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 34 | Madagascar | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 34 | Maldives | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritania | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 34 | Nigeria | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 34 | Tanzania | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2015 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 51 | Djibouti | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Gambia | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 51 | Mali | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 51 | Mongolia | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Comoros | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Liberia | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Mozambique | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 59 | Niger | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 59 | East Timor | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Micronesia (country) | 2.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 2.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 69 | Congo | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 69 | Kiribati | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 69 | Tuvalu | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 75 | Angola | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2013 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 77 | Haiti | 2.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 77 | Chad | 2.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 2.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 79 | Somalia | 2.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 81 | South Sudan | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 81 | Yemen | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 83 | Myanmar | 1.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 84 | Sudan | 1.67 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 85 | Eritrea | 1.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Post-demographic dividend 3.67 1=low to 6=high
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3.58 1=low to 6=high
- Europe & Central Asia 3.58 1=low to 6=high
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.58 1=low to 6=high
- Late-demographic dividend 3.58 1=low to 6=high
- IDA blend 3.46 1=low to 6=high
- Caribbean Small States 3.45 1=low to 6=high
- Upper middle income 3.44 1=low to 6=high
- IBRD only 3.42 1=low to 6=high
- Other small states 3.33 1=low to 6=high
- South Asia 3.33 1=low to 6=high
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.33 1=low to 6=high
- High income 3.33 1=low to 6=high
- Middle income 3.33 1=low to 6=high
- Small states 3.3 1=low to 6=high
- Lower middle income 3.28 1=low to 6=high
- Africa Western and Central 3.25 1=low to 6=high
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.25 1=low to 6=high
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.25 1=low to 6=high
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3.24 1=low to 6=high
- Early-demographic dividend 3.18 1=low to 6=high
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.16 1=low to 6=high
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.16 1=low to 6=high
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.16 1=low to 6=high
- IDA & IBRD total 3.15 1=low to 6=high
- IDA total 3.15 1=low to 6=high
- World 3.15 1=low to 6=high
- Pacific island small states 3.15 1=low to 6=high
- Low & middle income 3.15 1=low to 6=high
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 3.1 1=low to 6=high
- East Asia & Pacific 3.1 1=low to 6=high
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.1 1=low to 6=high
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 3.07 1=low to 6=high
- Africa Eastern and Southern 3.07 1=low to 6=high
- IDA only 3.05 1=low to 6=high
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.03 1=low to 6=high
- Least developed countries 2.98 1=low to 6=high
- Low income 2.75 1=low to 6=high
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.5 1=low to 6=high
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.5 1=low to 6=high
About this data
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 Structural Policies cluster includes trade, financial sector, and business regulatory environment.