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Argentina - Rule of Law (percentile rank) 56.9

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked

Latest value

56.9 (2025)

Global rank

##110 of 216 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1996

0.95×

Ranking Race — Rule of Law (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#27#53#79#105#131#157199620062011201620212025#87#1102023 overtook Armenia2025 overtook Albania
ArgentinaFinlandDenmarkNorwaySwitzerland

Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #87 to #110 (overtook Armenia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2002
Fell 46 places in global rank auto
2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2005
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2014
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

Rule of Law (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202545.850.655.460.2
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