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Argentina - Regulatory Quality (percentile rank) 53.9

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

Latest value

53.9 (2025)

Global rank

##109 of 214 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1996

0.89×

Ranking Race — Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#31#61#91#121#151#181199620062011201620212025#62#1092024 overtook Benin2025 overtook Panama
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #62 to #109 (overtook Benin). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2000
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2002
Fell 64 places in global rank auto
2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2006
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2014
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 52 places in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

Regulatory Quality (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202538.546.3354.1762

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