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Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
28th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
0.4734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in United Arab Emirates, 1996–2024

00.250.50.7511.21996201020241996: 0.473 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.484 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.676 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.573 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.711 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.821 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.846 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.1 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4785 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.8024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 25 Belgium 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 26 Czechia 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 27 France 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 29 Israel 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 30 Monaco 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 30 United States Virgin Islands 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in United Arab Emirates?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in United Arab Emirates was 1.13 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
United Arab Emirates ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
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.