Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Nigeria

Nigeria: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 44.87 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.87 0-100
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
147th
of 204 countries
All-time high
44.87 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
35.34 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Nigeria, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 37.9 0-1001998: 38.1 0-1002000: 35.9 0-1002002: 36.6 0-1002003: 36.8 0-1002004: 35.3 0-1002005: 38.8 0-1002006: 40.7 0-1002007: 41.6 0-1002008: 42.9 0-1002009: 43 0-1002010: 40.5 0-1002011: 41.1 0-1002012: 43 0-1002013: 43.2 0-1002014: 42.3 0-1002015: 43.2 0-1002016: 42 0-1002017: 42.6 0-1002018: 41.8 0-1002019: 41.2 0-1002020: 40.9 0-1002021: 41.1 0-1002022: 39.1 0-1002023: 41.8 0-1002024: 44.9 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 44.87 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Nigeria peaked at 44.87 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.34 0-100, in 2004.

Nigeria ranks 147th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.02 0-100 37.94 0-100 38.1 0-100 2
2000s 39.06 0-100 35.34 0-100 43.02 0-100 9
2010s 42.08 0-100 40.49 0-100 43.19 0-100 10
2020s 41.56 0-100 39.15 0-100 44.87 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 144 Papua New Guinea 45.39 0-100 compare
  2. 145 Honduras 44.96 0-100 compare
  3. 146 Cambodia 44.91 0-100 compare
  4. 148 Laos 44.83 0-100 compare
  5. 149 Eswatini 44.8 0-100 compare
  6. 150 Ecuador 44.67 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Nigeria?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Nigeria was 44.87 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 44.87 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 35.34 0-100 in 2004.
How does Nigeria rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Nigeria ranks 147th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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