Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Portugal

Portugal: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was 0.7402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.7402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
43rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
0.5981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2014
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Portugal, 1996–2024

00.511.51996201020241996: 0.936 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.945 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.747 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.708 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.734 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.598 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.924 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.935 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.803 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.751 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.809 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.74 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 Portugal is 0.7402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Portugal peaked at 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2014.

Portugal ranks 43rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9357 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.8281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.7766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 40 San Marino 0.8653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 41 Slovenia 0.7982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 42 Chile 0.7807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 44 Cyprus 0.7396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 45 Saudi Arabia 0.7103 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 46 Oman 0.6875 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Portugal?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Portugal was 0.7402 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Portugal ranks 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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About this data

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
204 places, 5,143 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.