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Costa Rica - Regulatory Quality (percentile rank) 64.8

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

Latest value

64.8 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 214 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1996

1.03×

Ranking Race — Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67199620062011201620212025#54#622022 overtook Italy2024 overtook Malta
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Costa Rica climbed from #54 to #62 (overtook Italy). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Costa Rica ↓

Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Italy in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Malta in global rank auto

Regulatory Quality (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202561.964.2366.5768.9

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