CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) was 2.98 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Least developed countries, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia structural policies cluster average in Least developed countries is 2.98 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia structural policies cluster average in Least developed countries peaked at 3.2 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.98 1=low to 6=high, in 2025.
Least developed countries ranks 37th 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 structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.18 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.18 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.18 1=low to 6=high | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.15 1=low to 6=high | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.16 1=low to 6=high | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.13 1=low to 6=high | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.05 1=low to 6=high | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.09 1=low to 6=high | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.03 1=low to 6=high | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.02 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.04 1=low to 6=high | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.02 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.02 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | 3.18 1=low to 6=high | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | 3.03 1=low to 6=high | 3.16 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 1=low to 6=high | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | 3.04 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 34 Bhutan 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Burundi 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Cameroon 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Guinea 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Guyana 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Honduras 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Laos 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Madagascar 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Malawi 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Maldives 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Mauritania 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Nigeria 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Tanzania 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Vanuatu 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 504.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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 structural policies cluster average in Least developed countries?
- Cpia structural policies cluster average in Least developed countries was 2.98 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- How does Least developed countries rank for cpia structural policies cluster average?
- Least developed countries ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia structural policies cluster average rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.