Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 36.28 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Zimbabwe, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 36.28 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Zimbabwe peaked at 36.28 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.95 0-100, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 32.53 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 34.86 0-100 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 24.28 0-100 | -30.4% |
| 2002 | 22.02 0-100 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 18.95 0-100 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 26.43 0-100 | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 23.63 0-100 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 24.85 0-100 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 24.39 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.74 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 25.43 0-100 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 27 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 27.74 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.38 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.26 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.93 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.67 0-100 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 31.63 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.9 0-100 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 33.3 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.36 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 33.88 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 33.96 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.87 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.5 0-100 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 36.28 0-100 | +2.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 36.28 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.91 0-100, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 36.28 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.21 0-100, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +39.5% | 18.95 0-100 | 26.43 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7 0-100 | 32.53 0-100 | 34.86 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.75 0-100 | 18.95 0-100 | 26.43 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.42 0-100 | 27 0-100 | 34.36 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7 0-100 | 33.87 0-100 | 36.28 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Zimbabwe?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Zimbabwe was 36.28 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 36.28 0-100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.95 0-100 in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 184th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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