Regulatory quality during each president's tenure

Every president since 1991, ranked by how the regulatory quality changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	President	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Mauricio Macri	10 Dec 2015 – 10 Dec 2019	+6.7 points 2015 → 2019	+1.7 points/yr
2	Néstor Kirchner	25 May 2003 – 10 Dec 2007	+4.7 points 2002 → 2007	+0.9 points/yr
3	Alberto Fernández	10 Dec 2019 – 10 Dec 2023	−1.4 points 2019 → 2023	−0.4 points/yr
4	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner	10 Dec 2007 – 10 Dec 2015	−2.8 points 2007 → 2015	−0.3 points/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_RQ.SC): perceptions of the government's ability to make and carry out sound rules that let private business form and compete, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Argentina data · as of Aug 2026.