Regulatory quality during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister 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.

#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Narendra Modi	26 May 2014 – now	+3.8 points 2013 → 2025	+0.3 points/yr
2	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	19 Mar 1998 – 22 May 2004 from 1998	+1.7 points 1998 → 2003	+0.3 points/yr
3	Manmohan Singh	22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014	+1.5 points 2003 → 2013	+0.2 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 · India data · as of Sep 2026.