Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 38.16 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
38.16 0-100
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
179th
of 205 countries
All-time high
40.84 0-100
in 2014
All-time low
23.69 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Sierra Leone, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 25.6 0-1001998: 23.7 0-1002000: 25.9 0-1002002: 33 0-1002003: 33 0-1002004: 35.7 0-1002005: 36.7 0-1002006: 36.9 0-1002007: 37.1 0-1002008: 37.4 0-1002009: 39.2 0-1002010: 39.8 0-1002011: 40 0-1002012: 39.9 0-1002013: 40.2 0-1002014: 40.8 0-1002015: 40.3 0-1002016: 40.5 0-1002017: 40.4 0-1002018: 40.4 0-1002019: 40.8 0-1002020: 40.6 0-1002021: 40.5 0-1002022: 39 0-1002023: 39.1 0-1002024: 38.2 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 Sierra Leone is 38.16 0-100, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Sierra Leone peaked at 40.84 0-100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.69 0-100, in 1998.

That places Sierra Leone 179th out of 205 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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Sierra Leone, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 25.56 0-100
1998 23.69 0-100 -7.3%
2000 25.9 0-100 +9.3%
2002 32.95 0-100 +27.2%
2003 32.96 0-100 +0.0%
2004 35.73 0-100 +8.4%
2005 36.68 0-100 +2.6%
2006 36.88 0-100 +0.6%
2007 37.12 0-100 +0.7%
2008 37.35 0-100 +0.6%
2009 39.25 0-100 +5.1%
2010 39.77 0-100 +1.3%
2011 40.05 0-100 +0.7%
2012 39.92 0-100 -0.3%
2013 40.15 0-100 +0.6%
2014 40.84 0-100 +1.7%
2015 40.28 0-100 -1.4%
2016 40.45 0-100 +0.4%
2017 40.37 0-100 -0.2%
2018 40.39 0-100 +0.0%
2019 40.81 0-100 +1.0%
2020 40.59 0-100 -0.5%
2021 40.46 0-100 -0.3%
2022 39.01 0-100 -3.6%
2023 39.1 0-100 +0.2%
2024 38.16 0-100 -2.4%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 38.16 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.16 0-100, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 38.16 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.21 0-100, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Sierra Leone 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
2002 +27.2% 25.9 0-100 32.95 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.62 0-100 23.69 0-100 25.56 0-100 2
2000s 34.98 0-100 25.9 0-100 39.25 0-100 9
2010s 40.3 0-100 39.77 0-100 40.84 0-100 10
2020s 39.46 0-100 38.16 0-100 40.59 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 176 Lebanon 39.74 0-100 compare
  2. 177 Nicaragua 39.23 0-100 compare
  3. 178 Iraq 38.61 0-100 compare
  4. 180 Russia 38.01 0-100 compare
  5. 181 Chad 37.71 0-100 compare
  6. 182 Congo 36.7 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Sierra Leone?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Sierra Leone was 38.16 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 40.84 0-100 in 2014.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 23.69 0-100 in 1998.
How does Sierra Leone rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Sierra Leone ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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).