Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 41.95 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Cameroon, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 41.95 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Cameroon peaked at 43.28 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.88 0-100, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30.88 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 39.72 0-100 | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 41.2 0-100 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 36.27 0-100 | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 36.71 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 41.34 0-100 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 41.62 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.92 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.28 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 43.14 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.56 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 42.2 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 41.05 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 39.78 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 39.33 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.15 0-100 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 41.95 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 42.69 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 41.29 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 41.57 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.59 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.03 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 40.89 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 41.93 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 41.98 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.59 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 41.95 0-100 | +0.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 41.95 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.38 0-100, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 41.95 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.93 0-100, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +28.7% | 30.88 0-100 | 39.72 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3 0-100 | 30.88 0-100 | 39.72 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.89 0-100 | 36.27 0-100 | 43.28 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.26 0-100 | 39.33 0-100 | 42.69 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.73 0-100 | 40.89 0-100 | 42.03 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 160 Mozambique 42.41 0-100 compare
- 161 Niger 42.31 0-100 compare
- 162 Micronesia (country) 42.12 0-100 compare
- 164 Algeria 41.91 0-100 compare
- 165 Suriname 41.8 0-100 compare
- 166 Tajikistan 41.66 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Cameroon?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Cameroon was 41.95 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.28 0-100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.88 0-100 in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Cameroon ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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