Regulatory Quality in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Regulatory Quality was -1.9 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
-1.9
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
51st
of 53 countries
All-time high
-0.7936
in 1998
All-time low
-2.21
in 2005
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Regulatory Quality in Zimbabwe, 1996–2011

-2-1.5-11996200320111996: -0.9761998: -0.7942000: -1.52002: -22003: -22004: -22005: -2.22006: -1.92007: -2.22008: -2.12009: -2.12010: -22011: -1.9

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded -1.9 for regulatory quality in 2011.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Zimbabwe peaked at -0.7936 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -2.21, in 2005.

That places Zimbabwe 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.8849 -0.9762 -0.7936 2
2000s -2 -2.21 -1.46 9
2010s -1.96 -2.03 -1.9 2

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 48 Comoros -1.36 compare
  2. 49 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.52 compare
  3. 50 Libya -1.52 compare
  4. 52 Eritrea -2.22 compare
  5. 53 Somalia -2.38 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality in Zimbabwe?
Regulatory quality in Zimbabwe was -1.9 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was -0.7936 in 1998.
What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was -2.21 in 2005.
How does Zimbabwe rank for regulatory quality?
Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.