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Canada - Regulatory Quality (percentile rank) 80.3

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

80.3 (2025)

Global rank

##15 of 214 economies

vs global median

1.5×

Growth since 1996

1.02×

Ranking Race — Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#4#7#10#13#16#19199620062011201620212025#19#152021 overtook United Kingdom2025 overtook Greenland
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Canada climbed from #19 to #15 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2021
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Greenland in global rank auto

Regulatory Quality (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202577.780.984.187.3

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