Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
190th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2023
All-time low
-1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2024

-1.7-1.6-1.5-1.4-1.31996201020241996: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for regulatory quality - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 190th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Equatorial Guinea, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.4%
2000 -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2002 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.8%
2003 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2004 -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.7%
2005 -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.6%
2006 -1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.6%
2007 -1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.4%
2008 -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2009 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.1%
2010 -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.1%
2011 -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.2%
2012 -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.0%
2013 -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2014 -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.9%
2015 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.9%
2016 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.4%
2017 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2018 -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.1%
2019 -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2020 -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.6%
2021 -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.0%
2022 -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.5%
2023 -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2024 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.4%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 13.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 187 Bolivia -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 188 Central African Republic -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 189 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 191 Myanmar -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 192 Cuba -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 193 Haiti -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea was -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 190th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,160 data points, 1996–2024
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Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.