Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) was 39.33 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 39.33 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 49.95 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.62 0-100, in 2004.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 43.11 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 43.41 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 43.43 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.95 0-100 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 46.93 0-100 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 38.62 0-100 | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 41.75 0-100 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 42.4 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 41.72 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 42.27 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 41.93 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.57 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 42.97 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 42.55 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.87 0-100 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 41.8 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 42.58 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 42.95 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.14 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.06 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 40.66 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.02 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.18 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 41.09 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 39.94 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 39.72 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 39.33 0-100 | -1.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 39.33 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.38 0-100, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 39.33 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.93 0-100, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.26 0-100 | 43.11 0-100 | 43.41 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.22 0-100 | 38.62 0-100 | 49.95 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.91 0-100 | 40.66 0-100 | 42.97 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.38 0-100 | 39.33 0-100 | 41.18 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance score in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Regulatory quality - governance score in Sao Tome and Principe was 39.33 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 49.95 0-100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.62 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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).