Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Samoa

Samoa: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 53.26 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
53.26 0-100
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
58.62 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
51.79 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Samoa, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 56.6 0-1001998: 57 0-1002000: 57.1 0-1002002: 57.2 0-1002003: 57.2 0-1002004: 53.8 0-1002005: 58.6 0-1002006: 55.9 0-1002007: 55.9 0-1002008: 52.6 0-1002009: 54.5 0-1002010: 54.5 0-1002011: 53.3 0-1002012: 53.3 0-1002013: 54.9 0-1002014: 54.3 0-1002015: 55.6 0-1002016: 56.1 0-1002017: 56.1 0-1002018: 56.2 0-1002019: 54.9 0-1002020: 53.6 0-1002021: 52.2 0-1002022: 51.8 0-1002023: 52.2 0-1002024: 53.3 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa stood at 53.26 0-100.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa peaked at 58.62 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.79 0-100, in 2022.

Samoa ranks 105th 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 Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Samoa, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 56.64 0-100
1998 56.99 0-100 +0.6%
2000 57.09 0-100 +0.2%
2002 57.23 0-100 +0.3%
2003 57.24 0-100 +0.0%
2004 53.8 0-100 -6.0%
2005 58.62 0-100 +9.0%
2006 55.88 0-100 -4.7%
2007 55.92 0-100 +0.1%
2008 52.59 0-100 -6.0%
2009 54.53 0-100 +3.7%
2010 54.46 0-100 -0.1%
2011 53.34 0-100 -2.0%
2012 53.28 0-100 -0.1%
2013 54.94 0-100 +3.1%
2014 54.29 0-100 -1.2%
2015 55.6 0-100 +2.4%
2016 56.13 0-100 +1.0%
2017 56.15 0-100 +0.0%
2018 56.16 0-100 +0.0%
2019 54.92 0-100 -2.2%
2020 53.64 0-100 -2.3%
2021 52.2 0-100 -2.7%
2022 51.79 0-100 -0.8%
2023 52.19 0-100 +0.8%
2024 53.26 0-100 +2.1%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 53.26 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 53.26 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.74 0-100, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.82 0-100 56.64 0-100 56.99 0-100 2
2000s 55.88 0-100 52.59 0-100 58.62 0-100 9
2010s 54.93 0-100 53.28 0-100 56.16 0-100 10
2020s 52.61 0-100 51.79 0-100 53.64 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 102 Ghana 53.45 0-100 compare
  2. 103 Bhutan 53.42 0-100 compare
  3. 104 India 53.35 0-100 compare
  4. 106 Bahamas 53.17 0-100 compare
  5. 107 Paraguay 52.64 0-100 compare
  6. 108 Cote d'Ivoire 52.23 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Samoa was 53.26 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 58.62 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 51.79 0-100 in 2022.
How does Samoa rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Samoa ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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