Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 30.76 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Afghanistan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 30.76 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Afghanistan peaked at 36.72 0-100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.41 0-100, in 1996.
Afghanistan ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.41 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 12.71 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 12.73 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.38 0-100 | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 21.23 0-100 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 27.39 0-100 | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 27.29 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.34 0-100 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 29.09 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.21 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 28.94 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 30.36 0-100 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 30.19 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 33.56 0-100 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 33.19 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.6 0-100 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 36.72 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 31.24 0-100 | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 30.51 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.47 0-100 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 32.86 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 32.43 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.58 0-100 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 31.07 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.96 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.74 0-100 | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 30.76 0-100 | +7.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 30.76 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.5 0-100, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 30.76 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.59 0-100, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Afghanistan 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +44.4% | 12.73 0-100 | 18.38 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.56 0-100 | 12.41 0-100 | 12.71 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.73 0-100 | 12.73 0-100 | 29.34 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.57 0-100 | 30.19 0-100 | 36.72 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.76 0-100 | 28.74 0-100 | 32.43 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 189 Central African Republic 32.98 0-100 compare
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.95 0-100 compare
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 30.82 0-100 compare
- 193 Myanmar 30.44 0-100 compare
- 194 Yemen 30.18 0-100 compare
- 195 Haiti 29.5 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Afghanistan?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Afghanistan was 30.76 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.72 0-100 in 2015.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.41 0-100 in 1996.
- How does Afghanistan rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Afghanistan ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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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