Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Palau
Palau: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 62.45 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Palau, 2008–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Palau is 62.45 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Palau peaked at 62.45 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.06 0-100, in 2009.
Palau ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Palau, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43.23 0-100 | — |
| 2009 | 43.06 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.06 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.46 0-100 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 46.94 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.86 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.68 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.13 0-100 | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 61.16 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 61.2 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.92 0-100 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 61.26 0-100 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 61.19 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.16 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.08 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.09 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.45 0-100 | +2.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 62.45 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.98 0-100, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 62.45 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.74 0-100, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score 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 | +30.9% | 46.68 0-100 | 61.13 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.14 0-100 | 43.06 0-100 | 43.23 0-100 | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.37 0-100 | 43.06 0-100 | 61.26 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.39 0-100 | 61.08 0-100 | 62.45 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Palau?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Palau was 62.45 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 62.45 0-100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.06 0-100 in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Palau ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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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