Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 50.14 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
50.14 0-100
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
121st
of 205 countries
All-time high
56.51 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
47.66 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Sri Lanka, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 50.4 0-1001998: 53.4 0-1002000: 52.4 0-1002002: 56.5 0-1002003: 54.9 0-1002004: 54 0-1002005: 51.8 0-1002006: 52 0-1002007: 53 0-1002008: 51.9 0-1002009: 52.5 0-1002010: 53.7 0-1002011: 55.2 0-1002012: 55 0-1002013: 53.7 0-1002014: 54.8 0-1002015: 55.3 0-1002016: 54.2 0-1002017: 53 0-1002018: 51.9 0-1002019: 51.9 0-1002020: 53.1 0-1002021: 52.3 0-1002022: 47.7 0-1002023: 48.9 0-1002024: 50.1 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - governance score in Sri Lanka stood at 50.14 0-100.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Sri Lanka peaked at 56.51 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47.66 0-100, in 2022.

That places Sri Lanka 121st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Sri Lanka, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 50.44 0-100
1998 53.43 0-100 +5.9%
2000 52.41 0-100 -1.9%
2002 56.51 0-100 +7.8%
2003 54.89 0-100 -2.9%
2004 54.05 0-100 -1.5%
2005 51.84 0-100 -4.1%
2006 52.01 0-100 +0.3%
2007 53.02 0-100 +1.9%
2008 51.93 0-100 -2.1%
2009 52.54 0-100 +1.2%
2010 53.67 0-100 +2.2%
2011 55.19 0-100 +2.8%
2012 54.98 0-100 -0.4%
2013 53.66 0-100 -2.4%
2014 54.76 0-100 +2.1%
2015 55.35 0-100 +1.1%
2016 54.16 0-100 -2.1%
2017 53.02 0-100 -2.1%
2018 51.87 0-100 -2.2%
2019 51.93 0-100 +0.1%
2020 53.09 0-100 +2.2%
2021 52.29 0-100 -1.5%
2022 47.66 0-100 -8.9%
2023 48.87 0-100 +2.5%
2024 50.14 0-100 +2.6%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 50.14 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 50.14 0-100 is below the median for South Asia, which is 50.65 0-100, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.93 0-100 50.44 0-100 53.43 0-100 2
2000s 53.24 0-100 51.84 0-100 56.51 0-100 9
2010s 53.86 0-100 51.87 0-100 55.35 0-100 10
2020s 50.41 0-100 47.66 0-100 53.09 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 118 Vietnam 50.65 0-100 compare
  2. 119 Benin 50.49 0-100 compare
  3. 120 Brazil 50.22 0-100 compare
  4. 122 Ukraine 50.12 0-100 compare
  5. 123 Guatemala 49.98 0-100 compare
  6. 124 Vanuatu 49.74 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Sri Lanka?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Sri Lanka was 50.14 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 56.51 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 47.66 0-100 in 2022.
How does Sri Lanka rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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).