Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Panama
Panama: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 53.7 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Panama, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Panama is 53.7 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Panama peaked at 64.32 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.7 0-100, in 2024.
Panama ranks 101st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Panama, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.66 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 64.32 0-100 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 63.08 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.81 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 59.1 0-100 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 58.68 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.8 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 59.87 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.25 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 63.43 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 61.44 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 62.76 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 63.43 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.31 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 61.5 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 60.95 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.51 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.46 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.24 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 59.81 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 59.89 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.12 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.2 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 55.48 0-100 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 55.23 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 53.7 0-100 | -2.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 53.7 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.98 0-100, 77% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 53.7 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7 0-100, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.99 0-100 | 57.66 0-100 | 64.32 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.94 0-100 | 58.68 0-100 | 63.43 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.39 0-100 | 59.81 0-100 | 63.43 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.34 0-100 | 53.7 0-100 | 59.12 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Panama?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Panama was 53.7 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 64.32 0-100 in 1998.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7 0-100 in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Panama ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).