United States Falls in the
World Economics Global Governance Rankings


 
The USA’s rating on the World Economics Governance Index, has been in steady decline since 2015. During that time the USA has gone from being rated as the 18th best Governed country globally to the 28th.

United States Governance Rating 2015-2025
Index: 0-100. 0=Poor, 100=As good as it gets
Source: World Economics Governance Index, 2025





The Governance Index is constituted by individual ratings for corruption, rule of law, press freedoms and political rights. Most of the decline was noticeably during the first term of President Trump (2017-2021). The USA dropped down 9 places in the global rankings during that same period. While the USA currently retains an A-grade rating, it is now in danger of being downgraded on the Governance Index to B-grade.

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