Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Palau
Palau: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 63.16 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Palau, 2008–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Palau is 63.16 0-100, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Palau peaked at 63.22 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.86 0-100, in 2009.
Palau ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Palau, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.92 0-100 | — |
| 2009 | 42.86 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.93 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.75 0-100 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 47.21 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.16 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.2 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.56 0-100 | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 62.6 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.67 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.02 0-100 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 62.77 0-100 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 62.66 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.63 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 62.52 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.53 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.22 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 63.16 0-100 | -0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 63.16 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.12 0-100, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 63.16 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.42 0-100, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.5% | 47.2 0-100 | 62.56 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.89 0-100 | 42.86 0-100 | 42.92 0-100 | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.19 0-100 | 42.93 0-100 | 62.77 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.79 0-100 | 62.52 0-100 | 63.22 0-100 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Palau?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Palau was 63.16 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 63.22 0-100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.86 0-100 in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Palau ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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