Regulatory Quality in Ghana

Ghana: Regulatory Quality was 0.1401 in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
0.1401
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
4th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.1401
in 2011
All-time low
-0.4702
in 2002
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Regulatory Quality in Ghana, 1996–2011

-0.4-0.2-00.21996200320111996: -0.3831998: -0.2462000: -0.1032002: -0.472003: -0.2822004: -0.352005: -0.1082006: -0.0762007: -0.0582008: -0.0342009: 0.0822010: 0.1162011: 0.14

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

In 2011, regulatory quality in Ghana stood at 0.1401. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 236.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Ghana peaked at 0.1401 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.4702, in 2002.

That places Ghana 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3144 -0.3829 -0.2459 2
2000s -0.1554 -0.4702 0.0822 9
2010s 0.128 0.116 0.1401 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 1 Mauritius 0.8433 compare
  2. 2 Botswana 0.5023 compare
  3. 3 South Africa 0.4363 compare
  4. 5 Namibia 0.0765 compare
  5. 6 Cape Verde 0.07 compare
  6. 7 Morocco -0.0943 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality in Ghana?
Regulatory quality in Ghana was 0.1401 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1401 in 2011.
What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4702 in 2002.
How does Ghana rank for regulatory quality?
Ghana ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 236.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana 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

Indicator
Regulatory Quality (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

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.