Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Yemen

Yemen: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
194th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.4001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
-1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Yemen, 1996–2025

-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.51996201020251996: -0.674 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.705 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.846 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.848 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.543 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.485 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.453 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.669 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.796 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.821 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -1.5 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 Yemen is -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Yemen peaked at -0.4001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

That places Yemen 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Yemen, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.6737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.7051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.7%
2000 -0.8463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.0%
2002 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +39.9%
2003 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.2%
2004 -0.8475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.7%
2005 -0.7353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.2%
2006 -0.5427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.2%
2007 -0.5277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.8%
2008 -0.4851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.1%
2009 -0.4528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.7%
2010 -0.4001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.7%
2011 -0.6689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +67.2%
2012 -0.7964 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.1%
2013 -0.8207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.0%
2014 -0.8803 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.3%
2015 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.1%
2016 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.3%
2017 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.5%
2018 -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.7%
2019 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2020 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.5%
2021 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2022 -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.8%
2023 -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.9%
2024 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.1%
2025 -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.7%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.4592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6894 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.7604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.9881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 191 Equatorial Guinea -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 192 Afghanistan -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 193 Myanmar -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 195 Haiti -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 196 Iran -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 197 Cuba -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Yemen?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Yemen was -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was -0.4001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Yemen rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Yemen ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen 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
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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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.