Regulatory Quality in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Regulatory Quality was -1.34 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
In 2011, regulatory quality in Equatorial Guinea stood at -1.34.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -1.28 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.71, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.62 | -1.66 | -1.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.41 | -1.71 | -1.28 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.36 | -1.39 | -1.34 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Equatorial Guinea?
- Regulatory quality in Equatorial Guinea was -1.34 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -1.28 in 2009.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.71 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for regulatory quality?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Regulatory Quality (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regulatory quality measures the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.