Regulatory Quality: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Botswana
Botswana: Regulatory Quality: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 56.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
56.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 206 countries
All-time high
64.9%
in 2012
All-time low
56.2%
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana stood at 56.2%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana peaked at 64.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2025.
Botswana ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 56.2% | — |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | -0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 56.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.4%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 56.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 56.2% | 62.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 60.6% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 57.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.2% | 58.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana?
- Regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana was 56.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Botswana ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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