Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Pakistan

Pakistan: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 42.36 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
42.36 0-100
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
47.44 0-100
in 2006
All-time low
38.85 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Pakistan, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 44.8 0-1001998: 42.1 0-1002000: 39.7 0-1002002: 40.4 0-1002003: 40.1 0-1002004: 38.9 0-1002005: 45.7 0-1002006: 47.4 0-1002007: 46.6 0-1002008: 44.9 0-1002009: 44.3 0-1002010: 44 0-1002011: 42.9 0-1002012: 42.1 0-1002013: 42.2 0-1002014: 43.1 0-1002015: 44 0-1002016: 44.5 0-1002017: 44.4 0-1002018: 44.4 0-1002019: 45.1 0-1002020: 43.8 0-1002021: 44.5 0-1002022: 42.8 0-1002023: 41.9 0-1002024: 42.4 0-100

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 Pakistan is 42.36 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Pakistan peaked at 47.44 0-100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 38.85 0-100, in 2004.

Pakistan ranks 166th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Pakistan, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 44.8 0-100
1998 42.14 0-100 -5.9%
2000 39.7 0-100 -5.8%
2002 40.37 0-100 +1.7%
2003 40.11 0-100 -0.7%
2004 38.85 0-100 -3.1%
2005 45.65 0-100 +17.5%
2006 47.44 0-100 +3.9%
2007 46.61 0-100 -1.7%
2008 44.85 0-100 -3.8%
2009 44.31 0-100 -1.2%
2010 44.02 0-100 -0.7%
2011 42.91 0-100 -2.5%
2012 42.11 0-100 -1.9%
2013 42.15 0-100 +0.1%
2014 43.06 0-100 +2.1%
2015 44.04 0-100 +2.3%
2016 44.46 0-100 +0.9%
2017 44.39 0-100 -0.2%
2018 44.42 0-100 +0.1%
2019 45.08 0-100 +1.5%
2020 43.81 0-100 -2.8%
2021 44.54 0-100 +1.7%
2022 42.79 0-100 -3.9%
2023 41.9 0-100 -2.1%
2024 42.36 0-100 +1.1%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 42.36 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.91 0-100, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 42.36 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.49 0-100, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.47 0-100 42.14 0-100 44.8 0-100 2
2000s 43.1 0-100 38.85 0-100 47.44 0-100 9
2010s 43.66 0-100 42.11 0-100 45.08 0-100 10
2020s 43.08 0-100 41.9 0-100 44.54 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 163 Mozambique 42.82 0-100 compare
  2. 164 Angola 42.67 0-100 compare
  3. 165 Mauritania 42.59 0-100 compare
  4. 167 Burundi 42.03 0-100 compare
  5. 168 Ethiopia 41.72 0-100 compare
  6. 169 Liberia 41.59 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Pakistan?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Pakistan was 42.36 0-100 in 2024, 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 47.44 0-100 in 2006.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 38.85 0-100 in 2004.
How does Pakistan rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Pakistan ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan 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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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,160 data points, 1996–2024
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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).