ABCI Iraq 2035

Governance & Institutional Capacity

Building institutions that can make decisions, coordinate implementation and measure outcomes more effectively.

Research version 1.1Updated: 30 September 2026

ABCI analytical perspective. Milestones and structural directions below are research propositions, not official forecasts or commitments.

Why It Matters

Transformation depends on institutions that can make decisions, coordinate delivery and learn from outcomes. Governance connects policy intent with responsibilities, implementation capability and credible performance information.

Where Iraq Stands

The 2024 World Bank WGI scores are 29.9 for government effectiveness, 38.6 for regulatory quality, 33.6 for rule of law and 23.5 for control of corruption, on a 0–100 scale. These broad governance indicators are not audits of individual institutions.

The Structural Gap

National indices cannot identify every operational constraint. Institutional assessment also needs evidence about decision rights, coordination, service delivery, reporting quality and the consistency of rules.

What Needs to Change

Assess clear mandates, delegated authority, documented processes, transparent performance measures and implementation coordination. Improvement programmes should connect institutional design to observable delivery outcomes.

2030 Milestone

By 2030, examine whether selected institutions report measurable improvements in execution, service standards and accountability. Maintain consistent indicator definitions and distinguish institutional reforms from changes in perceptions.

Proposed measurement protocol

Measure and definition
Processing time, completion rate, published service standards and complaint resolution for a defined institutional service.
Collection and comparison
Define institution, service and case cohort before comparing administrative records over time. Keep rules and case complexity comparable.
Current limits
No operational cohort is selected here. National WGI scores describe broad governance context and cannot demonstrate the result of one institutional reform.

2035 Direction

The direction is stronger institutional capacity to sustain decisions and implementation beyond individual projects or leaders. No future governance score is presented as an official or guaranteed target.

Key Indicators

Institutional baseline

Government effectiveness

29.9/100

2024

World Bank WGI governance score (0–100); 2025 methodology revision.

Definition, dates & source context
Measurement period
2024
Publication date
Not identified in the linked source
Independent check
Not reverified in this revision
Source edition
WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series
Source: World Bank WGI — Government effectiveness ↗
Institutional baseline

Regulatory quality

38.6/100

2024

World Bank WGI governance score (0–100); 2025 methodology revision.

Definition, dates & source context
Measurement period
2024
Publication date
Not identified in the linked source
Independent check
Not reverified in this revision
Source edition
WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series
Source: World Bank WGI — Regulatory quality ↗
Institutional baseline

Rule of law

33.6/100

2024

World Bank WGI governance score (0–100); 2025 methodology revision.

Definition, dates & source context
Measurement period
2024
Publication date
Not identified in the linked source
Independent check
Not reverified in this revision
Source edition
WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series
Source: World Bank WGI — Rule of law ↗
Institutional baseline

Control of corruption

23.5/100

2024

World Bank WGI governance score (0–100); 2025 methodology revision.

Definition, dates & source context
Measurement period
2024
Publication date
Not identified in the linked source
Independent check
Not reverified in this revision
Source edition
WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series
Source: World Bank WGI — Control of corruption ↗

SOURCE REGISTER

Sources

The register identifies each linked publication or data series. Indicator cards retain measurement periods and definitions. An absent publication or check date is shown explicitly; the edition date is not a substitute.

  1. World Bank WGI — Government effectiveness

    WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series

    Published: date not established

    Independent check: not reverified in this revision

  2. World Bank WGI — Regulatory quality

    WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series

    Published: date not established

    Independent check: not reverified in this revision

  3. World Bank WGI — Rule of law

    WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series

    Published: date not established

    Independent check: not reverified in this revision

  4. World Bank WGI — Control of corruption

    WGI · 2024 observation · previously checked country series

    Published: date not established

    Independent check: not reverified in this revision

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