CPIA structural policies cluster average in South Asia
South Asia: CPIA structural policies cluster average was 3.33 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA structural policies cluster average in South Asia, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 3.33 1=low to 6=high for cpia structural policies cluster average in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia structural policies cluster average in South Asia peaked at 3.58 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.33 1=low to 6=high, in 2016.
That places South Asia 11th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.52 1=low to 6=high | 3.47 1=low to 6=high | 3.58 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.43 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.53 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Dominica 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Ghana 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Pakistan 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Samoa 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 12 Zambia 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia structural policies cluster average in South Asia?
- Cpia structural policies cluster average in South Asia was 3.33 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 1=low to 6=high in 2016.
- How does South Asia rank for cpia structural policies cluster average?
- South Asia ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia structural policies cluster average rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 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.