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	Kjell Magne Bondevik	19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005 from 2002	+4.5 points 2002 → 2005	+1.5 points/yr
2	Jens Stoltenberg	17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013	+3.3 points 2005 → 2013	+0.4 points/yr
3	Jonas Gahr Støre	14 Oct 2021 – now	−0.7 points 2021 → 2025	−0.2 points/yr
4	Erna Solberg	16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021	−4.2 points 2013 → 2021	−0.5 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 · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.