Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.7194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2008
All-time low
-1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Ethiopia, 1996–2024

-1.4-1.2-1-0.81996201020241996: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.927 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.932 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.821 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.719 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.782 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.721 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.862 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.917 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.904 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.903 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.961 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.899 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.846 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.828 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.816 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.768 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.782 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.837 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.833 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

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ethiopia is -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ethiopia peaked at -0.7194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

Ethiopia ranks 168th 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Ethiopia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.5%
2000 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2002 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.0%
2003 -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2004 -0.927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -31.3%
2005 -0.9322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2006 -0.8212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.9%
2007 -0.7601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.4%
2008 -0.7194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.4%
2009 -0.7819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.7%
2010 -0.7207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.8%
2011 -0.8616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.5%
2012 -0.9174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.5%
2013 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.4%
2014 -0.9044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.3%
2015 -0.9029 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2016 -0.9614 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.5%
2017 -0.8985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.5%
2018 -0.8463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.8%
2019 -0.8281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.2%
2020 -0.8159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.5%
2021 -0.7685 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.8%
2022 -0.7816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2023 -0.8374 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.1%
2024 -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.9894 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.891 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.8073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8374 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7685 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 165 Mauritania -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 166 Pakistan -0.7928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 167 Burundi -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 169 Liberia -0.8418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 170 Djibouti -0.8528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 171 Solomon Islands -0.8885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ethiopia?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ethiopia was -0.8332 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was -0.7194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Ethiopia rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Ethiopia ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.