Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 30.6 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.6 0-100
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
194th
of 204 countries
All-time high
38.03 0-100
in 2015
All-time low
15.59 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Afghanistan, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 15.6 0-1001998: 16.1 0-1002000: 16.2 0-1002002: 21.3 0-1002003: 24 0-1002004: 29.5 0-1002005: 29.4 0-1002006: 31.3 0-1002007: 31.1 0-1002008: 30.2 0-1002009: 31 0-1002010: 32.3 0-1002011: 32.2 0-1002012: 35.1 0-1002013: 34.6 0-1002014: 36.2 0-1002015: 38 0-1002016: 33.4 0-1002017: 32.5 0-1002018: 34.3 0-1002019: 34.7 0-1002020: 34.3 0-1002021: 32.6 0-1002022: 32.4 0-1002023: 32.3 0-1002024: 30.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 30.6 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Afghanistan peaked at 38.03 0-100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.59 0-100, in 1996.

Afghanistan ranks 194th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.84 0-100 15.59 0-100 16.08 0-100 2
2000s 27.1 0-100 16.21 0-100 31.33 0-100 9
2010s 34.35 0-100 32.19 0-100 38.03 0-100 10
2020s 32.45 0-100 30.6 0-100 34.32 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 191 Cuba 32.2 0-100 compare
  2. 192 Haiti 31.78 0-100 compare
  3. 193 Iran 31.03 0-100 compare
  4. 195 Yemen 29.88 0-100 compare
  5. 196 Sudan 28.64 0-100 compare
  6. 197 Turkmenistan 28.23 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Afghanistan?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Afghanistan was 30.6 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 38.03 0-100 in 2015.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 15.59 0-100 in 1996.
How does Afghanistan rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,169 data points, 1996–2024
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