Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Somalia

Somalia: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 27.62 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.62 0-100
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
200th
of 206 countries
All-time high
28.06 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
8.39 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Somalia, 1996–2024

10152025301996201020241996: 8.4 0-1001998: 14.1 0-1002000: 19.6 0-1002002: 19.5 0-1002003: 18.4 0-1002004: 24.9 0-1002005: 24.6 0-1002006: 22.3 0-1002007: 22.3 0-1002008: 21.8 0-1002009: 22.4 0-1002010: 20.7 0-1002011: 20.2 0-1002012: 21.6 0-1002013: 19.9 0-1002014: 22 0-1002015: 22.7 0-1002016: 21.9 0-1002017: 21.9 0-1002018: 23.7 0-1002019: 23.7 0-1002020: 25.4 0-1002021: 26.7 0-1002022: 26.7 0-1002023: 28.1 0-1002024: 27.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Somalia is 27.62 0-100, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Somalia peaked at 28.06 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.39 0-100, in 1996.

That places Somalia 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Somalia, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 8.39 0-100
1998 14.14 0-100 +68.5%
2000 19.65 0-100 +38.9%
2002 19.48 0-100 -0.8%
2003 18.38 0-100 -5.7%
2004 24.91 0-100 +35.6%
2005 24.61 0-100 -1.2%
2006 22.31 0-100 -9.4%
2007 22.32 0-100 +0.1%
2008 21.8 0-100 -2.3%
2009 22.43 0-100 +2.9%
2010 20.71 0-100 -7.7%
2011 20.19 0-100 -2.5%
2012 21.59 0-100 +6.9%
2013 19.89 0-100 -7.9%
2014 22.04 0-100 +10.8%
2015 22.74 0-100 +3.1%
2016 21.91 0-100 -3.6%
2017 21.93 0-100 +0.1%
2018 23.67 0-100 +8.0%
2019 23.74 0-100 +0.3%
2020 25.39 0-100 +7.0%
2021 26.66 0-100 +5.0%
2022 26.65 0-100 -0.0%
2023 28.06 0-100 +5.3%
2024 27.62 0-100 -1.6%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 27.62 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.16 0-100, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 27.62 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.21 0-100, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Somalia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +68.5% 8.39 0-100 14.14 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.27 0-100 8.39 0-100 14.14 0-100 2
2000s 21.77 0-100 18.38 0-100 24.91 0-100 9
2010s 21.84 0-100 19.89 0-100 23.74 0-100 10
2020s 26.88 0-100 25.39 0-100 28.06 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 197 Yemen 29.88 0-100 compare
  2. 198 Sudan 28.64 0-100 compare
  3. 199 Turkmenistan 28.23 0-100 compare
  4. 201 Libya 27.43 0-100 compare
  5. 202 North Korea 25.3 0-100 compare
  6. 203 Venezuela 24.85 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Somalia?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Somalia was 27.62 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 28.06 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.39 0-100 in 1996.
How does Somalia rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Somalia ranks 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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