Governance Indicators for Mexico 1996 - 2004

• Everything that got better from 1996 to 2002, got worse in 2004.
• Everything that got worse from 1996 to 2000, did not get any better or has come down even more.
• We are above regional averages on every dimension--but that is easy.
• We are below income category averages on all dimensions but one--regulatory quality.
• But how can regulatory quality be so high when rule of law is so low?
  

Governance indicators for Mexico, 1996 - 2004
Indicator	1996 Percentile Rank (0-100)	2002 Percentile Rank (0-100)	2004 Percentile Rank (0-100)	2004 Regional Average	2004 Income Category Average
Voice and Accountability	42.9	59.6	56.8	53.6	64.6
Political Stability	34.8	50.8	43.7	39.2	67.6
Government Effectiveness	52.0	61.9	56.7	42.1	62.2
Regulatory Quality	74.0	68	68.0	49.8	63.0
Rule of Law	55.4	52.1	45.9	39.1	64.4
Control of Corruption	39.3	52.1	48.8	44.6	63.4
Source: Kaufmann D., A. Kraay, and M. Mastruzzi 2005: Governance Matters IV
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/pubs/govmatters4.html
Note: Rankings based on a survey of 199 countries.