Regulatory Quality in Liberia

Liberia: Regulatory Quality was -1.01 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
-1.01
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
39th
of 53 countries
All-time high
-1.01
in 2011
All-time low
-2.11
in 1998
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Regulatory Quality in Liberia, 1996–2011

-2-1.8-1.5-1.2-11996200320111996: -21998: -2.12000: -1.82002: -1.72003: -1.72004: -1.92005: -1.62006: -1.42007: -1.22008: -1.32009: -1.22010: -1.12011: -1

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

Liberia recorded -1.01 for regulatory quality in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Liberia peaked at -1.01 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2.11, in 1998.

Liberia ranks 39th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -2.05 -2.11 -1.98 2
2000s -1.53 -1.88 -1.19 9
2010s -1.03 -1.05 -1.01 2

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 36 Togo -0.9895 compare
  2. 37 Burundi -1 compare
  3. 38 Guinea -1 compare
  4. 40 Chad -1.03 compare
  5. 41 Angola -1.1 compare
  6. 42 Guinea-Bissau -1.12 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality in Liberia?
Regulatory quality in Liberia was -1.01 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was -1.01 in 2011.
What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was -2.11 in 1998.
How does Liberia rank for regulatory quality?
Liberia ranks 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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.