Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) was 42.93 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Ethiopia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Ethiopia is 42.93 0-100, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Ethiopia peaked at 43.2 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.37 0-100, in 1996.
That places Ethiopia 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 29.37 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 33.11 0-100 | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 33.11 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.76 0-100 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 31.9 0-100 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 38.9 0-100 | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 38.96 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 41.38 0-100 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 42.36 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 43.2 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.02 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 42.95 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 40.61 0-100 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 39.41 0-100 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 36.49 0-100 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 39.47 0-100 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 39.54 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.49 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.81 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 40.65 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 40.97 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 41.15 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.01 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 41.79 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 40.87 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 40.92 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 42.93 0-100 | +4.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 42.93 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.5 0-100, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 42.93 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.93 0-100, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.24 0-100 | 29.37 0-100 | 33.11 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.06 0-100 | 30.76 0-100 | 43.2 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.84 0-100 | 36.49 0-100 | 42.95 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.61 0-100 | 40.87 0-100 | 42.93 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 153 Ecuador 43.21 0-100 compare
- 154 Mauritania 43.06 0-100 compare
- 155 Gabon 42.93 0-100 compare
- 157 Marshall Islands 42.91 0-100 compare
- 158 East Timor 42.89 0-100 compare
- 159 Angola 42.69 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Ethiopia?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Ethiopia was 42.93 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2 0-100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.37 0-100 in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Ethiopia ranks 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).