Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Mauritania

Mauritania: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
165th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
-0.9699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Mauritania, 1996–2024

-1-0.75-0.5-0.2500.251996201020241996: -0.639 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.427 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.132 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.399 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.333 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.476 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.679 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.508 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.482 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.679 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.839 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.833 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.822 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.685 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.708 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.762 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.761 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.873 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.968 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.861 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.778 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 Mauritania is -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Mauritania peaked at 0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.9699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2021.

That places Mauritania 165th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Mauritania, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.6389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.6166 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2000 -0.4273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.7%
2002 0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -160.8%
2003 0.1316 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -49.4%
2004 -0.3987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -402.9%
2005 -0.3332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.4%
2006 -0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +71.7%
2007 -0.4757 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.8%
2008 -0.6789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +42.7%
2009 -0.6482 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.5%
2010 -0.5076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.7%
2011 -0.4821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.0%
2012 -0.6789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +40.8%
2013 -0.8389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.6%
2014 -0.8328 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7%
2015 -0.8218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.3%
2016 -0.6847 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.7%
2017 -0.7076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.3%
2018 -0.7618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.7%
2019 -0.7614 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2020 -0.8733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.7%
2021 -0.9699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.1%
2022 -0.9682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2023 -0.8614 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.0%
2024 -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.7%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6314 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's -0.7782 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)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 -402.9% 0.1316 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
2002 +160.8% -0.4273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6166 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.3492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.7078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.8902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 162 Micronesia (country) -0.7633 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 163 Mozambique -0.7635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 164 Angola -0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 166 Pakistan -0.7928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 167 Burundi -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 168 Ethiopia -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Mauritania?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Mauritania was -0.7782 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 Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was -0.9699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
How does Mauritania rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Mauritania ranks 165th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania 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.