Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Samoa
Samoa: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 54.2 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
54.2 0-100
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
59.78 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
51.9 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Samoa, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa stood at 54.2 0-100.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa peaked at 59.78 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.9 0-100, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 100th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.23 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 57.43 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.45 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.7 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 57.74 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.06 0-100 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 59.78 0-100 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 56.7 0-100 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 56.72 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.42 0-100 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 54.55 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 54.45 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.27 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.21 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.3 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 54.63 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 56.01 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 56.66 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.69 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56.71 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.4 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 54.02 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 52.44 0-100 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 51.9 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.31 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.66 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 54.2 0-100 | +2.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 54.2 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.89 0-100, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 54.2 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.42 0-100, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.33 0-100 | 57.23 0-100 | 57.43 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.35 0-100 | 52.42 0-100 | 59.78 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.23 0-100 | 53.21 0-100 | 56.71 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.92 0-100 | 51.9 0-100 | 54.2 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa was 54.2 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.78 0-100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9 0-100 in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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