Regulatory quality during each general secretary's tenure

Every general secretary 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.

#	General secretary	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Nguyễn Phú Trọng	19 Jan 2011 – 3 Aug 2024	+4.2 points 2010 → 2024	+0.3 points/yr
2	Nông Đức Mạnh	22 Apr 2001 – 19 Jan 2011	+1.6 points 2000 → 2010	+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 · Vietnam data · as of Sep 2026.