Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Syria

Syria: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
204th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.7452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
-2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Syria, 1996–2024

-2-1.5-1-0.51996201020241996: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.949 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.841 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.745 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.838 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -2 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

In 2024, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Syria stood at -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Syria peaked at -0.7452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Syria ranks 204th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Syria, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.2%
2000 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2002 -0.9426 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -29.2%
2003 -0.9493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2004 -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.4%
2005 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.2%
2006 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.1%
2007 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.0%
2008 -0.9101 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.0%
2009 -0.841 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.6%
2010 -0.7452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.4%
2011 -0.8377 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.4%
2012 -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +70.0%
2013 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.2%
2014 -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.3%
2015 -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.3%
2016 -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.6%
2017 -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.2%
2018 -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.6%
2019 -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.1%
2020 -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.2%
2021 -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.5%
2022 -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.8%
2023 -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2024 -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.6%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.4676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Syria 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
2012 -70.0% -0.8377 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.841 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 201 North Korea -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 202 Venezuela -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 203 South Sudan -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 205 Eritrea -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Syria?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Syria was -2 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 Syria?
The highest recorded value was -0.7452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Syria rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Syria ranks 204th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria 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.