| # | Flag | Country | Time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations (% of senior manTime spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations (% of senior management time) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 46.5% | 2013 | |
| 2 | Panama | 33.3% | 2010 | |
| 3 | Bhutan | 28.8% | 2015 | |
| 4 | Venezuela | 27.6% | 2010 | |
| 5 | Mali | 27.5% | 2016 | |
| 6 | Algeria | 25.1% | 2007 | |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 22.2% | 2009 | |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 21.9% | 2013 | |
| 9 | Madagascar | 20.8% | 2013 | |
| 10 | Argentina | 20.5% | 2017 | |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 19.9% | 2013 | |
| 12 | Poland | 19.7% | 2013 | |
| 13 | Ukraine | 19.6% | 2013 | |
| 14 | Croatia | 19.6% | 2013 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 19.5% | 2017 | |
| 16 | Mongolia | 19.4% | 2013 | |
| 17 | Uruguay | 19.2% | 2017 | |
| 18 | Turkey | 19% | 2013 | |
| 19 | South Sudan | 18% | 2014 | |
| 20 | Cameroon | 17.9% | 2016 | |
| 21 | Mauritania | 17.2% | 2014 | |
| 22 | Cambodia | 16.4% | 2016 | |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 16.1% | 2013 | |
| 24 | Romania | 15.8% | 2013 | |
| 25 | Ecuador | 15.6% | 2017 | |
| 26 | Ivory Coast | 15.2% | 2016 | |
| 27 | Bolivia | 15.1% | 2017 | |
| 28 | Russia | 14.7% | 2012 | |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.5% | 2013 | |
| 30 | Brazil | 14.2% | 2009 | |
| 31 | Czech Republic | 13.9% | 2013 | |
| 32 | Samoa | 13.9% | 2009 | |
| 33 | Belarus | 13.7% | 2013 | |
| 34 | Mexico | 13.6% | 2010 | |
| 35 | Kosovo | 13.3% | 2013 | |
| 36 | Chad | 13.3% | 2018 | |
| 37 | Serbia | 13.2% | 2013 | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 13.1% | 2017 | |
| 39 | Federated States of Micronesia | 12.4% | 2009 | |
| 40 | Angola | 12.2% | 2010 | |
| 41 | Armenia | 12.2% | 2013 | |
| 42 | Syria | 12.2% | 2009 | |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 12% | 2013 | |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 11.9% | 2015 | |
| 45 | Peru | 11.8% | 2017 | |
| 46 | Guyana | 11.5% | 2010 | |
| 47 | Niger | 11.4% | 2017 | |
| 48 | Hungary | 11.3% | 2013 | |
| 49 | El Salvador | 11.2% | 2016 | |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 11.1% | 2016 | |
| 51 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 10.6% | 2010 | |
| 52 | Republic of Macedonia | 10.3% | 2013 | |
| 53 | Togo | 10.3% | 2016 | |
| 54 | Botswana | 10.2% | 2010 | |
| 55 | Slovenia | 10.1% | 2013 | |
| 56 | Chile | 9.9% | 2010 | |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 9.8% | 2014 | |
| 58 | Montenegro | 9.6% | 2013 | |
| 59 | Honduras | 9.4% | 2016 | |
| 60 | Mauritius | 9.4% | 2009 | |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 9.2% | 2015 | |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 9.2% | 2011 | |
| 63 | Guatemala | 9.1% | 2017 | |
| 64 | Paraguay | 8.9% | 2017 | |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 8.8% | 2015 | |
| 66 | Zambia | 8.8% | 2013 | |
| 67 | Kenya | 8.6% | 2018 | |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2010 | |
| 69 | Slovakia | 8.2% | 2013 | |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.9% | 2010 | |
| 71 | Grenada | 7.7% | 2010 | |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 7.5% | 2009 | |
| 73 | Nigeria | 7.5% | 2014 | |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 2016 | |
| 75 | Egypt | 7% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Moldova | 6.8% | 2013 | |
| 77 | Albania | 6.7% | 2013 | |
| 78 | Tonga | 6.6% | 2009 | |
| 79 | Estonia | 6.6% | 2013 | |
| 80 | Uganda | 6.5% | 2013 | |
| 81 | Iraq | 6.5% | 2011 | |
| 82 | Mozambique | 6.5% | 2018 | |
| 83 | Greece | 6.1% | 2018 | |
| 84 | East Timor | 6% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Republic of the Congo | 6% | 2009 | |
| 86 | Lithuania | 6% | 2013 | |
| 87 | South Africa | 5.9% | 2007 | |
| 88 | Benin | 5.7% | 2016 | |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 5.5% | 2013 | |
| 90 | Liberia | 5.4% | 2017 | |
| 91 | Philippines | 5.4% | 2015 | |
| 92 | Jordan | 5.3% | 2013 | |
| 93 | Djibouti | 5.3% | 2013 | |
| 94 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2011 | |
| 95 | Latvia | 5.2% | 2013 | |
| 96 | Malawi | 5% | 2014 | |
| 97 | Sweden | 4.9% | 2014 | |
| 98 | Suriname | 4.9% | 2018 | |
| 99 | Thailand | 4.8% | 2016 | |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7% | 2010 | |
| 101 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 4.7% | 2013 | |
| 102 | Morocco | 4.6% | 2013 | |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.5% | 2010 | |
| 104 | Fiji | 4.4% | 2009 | |
| 105 | Israel | 4.3% | 2013 | |
| 106 | Barbados | 4.3% | 2010 | |
| 107 | Lebanon | 4.1% | 2013 | |
| 108 | Sudan | 4.1% | 2014 | |
| 109 | Ghana | 4% | 2013 | |
| 110 | Guinea | 3.9% | 2016 | |
| 111 | The Bahamas | 3.9% | 2010 | |
| 112 | Belize | 3.9% | 2010 | |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 3.9% | 2009 | |
| 114 | Pakistan | 3.5% | 2013 | |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 3.3% | 2013 | |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 3.2% | 2016 | |
| 117 | Namibia | 3.1% | 2014 | |
| 118 | Malaysia | 3.1% | 2015 | |
| 119 | Senegal | 3% | 2014 | |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9% | 2006 | |
| 121 | Gabon | 2.8% | 2009 | |
| 122 | Lesotho | 2.7% | 2016 | |
| 123 | Gambia | 2.5% | 2018 | |
| 124 | Republic of Ireland | 2.3% | 2005 | |
| 125 | Burundi | 2.3% | 2014 | |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 2.2% | 2010 | |
| 127 | Swaziland | 2% | 2016 | |
| 128 | Tanzania | 2% | 2013 | |
| 129 | India | 1.9% | 2014 | |
| 130 | Dominica | 1.9% | 2010 | |
| 131 | Yemen | 1.9% | 2013 | |
| 132 | Vietnam | 1.7% | 2015 | |
| 133 | Jamaica | 1.7% | 2010 | |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 1.7% | 2011 | |
| 135 | Nepal | 1.4% | 2013 | |
| 136 | Germany | 1.2% | 2005 | |
| 137 | Portugal | 1.1% | 2005 | |
| 138 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2015 | |
| 139 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2013 | |
| 140 | China | 0.9% | 2012 | |
| 141 | Myanmar | 0.8% | 2016 | |
| 142 | Spain | 0.8% | 2005 | |
| 143 | Laos | 0.8% | 2018 | |
| 144 | Eritrea | 0.5% | 2009 | |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2013 | |
| 146 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2005 |