Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa

South Africa: Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for was 49.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
49.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 206 countries
All-time high
62.6%
in 2003
All-time low
48.9%
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 51.41998: 55.22000: 56.22002: 62.12003: 62.62004: 59.62005: 59.52006: 60.62007: 59.62008: 59.72009: 60.22010: 60.62011: 60.32012: 60.12013: 59.92014: 56.42015: 54.72016: 54.22017: 53.72018: 51.12019: 51.92020: 51.52021: 50.32022: 49.12023: 48.92024: 49

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 49.0% for regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa peaked at 62.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2023.

South Africa ranks 94th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in South Africa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 51.4%
1998 55.2% +7.3%
2000 56.2% +1.9%
2002 62.1% +10.5%
2003 62.6% +0.7%
2004 59.6% -4.9%
2005 59.5% -0.1%
2006 60.6% +1.9%
2007 59.6% -1.7%
2008 59.7% +0.2%
2009 60.2% +0.8%
2010 60.6% +0.7%
2011 60.3% -0.6%
2012 60.1% -0.3%
2013 59.9% -0.2%
2014 56.4% -5.9%
2015 54.7% -3.0%
2016 54.2% -1.0%
2017 53.7% -0.9%
2018 51.1% -4.7%
2019 51.9% +1.5%
2020 51.5% -0.9%
2021 50.3% -2.2%
2022 49.1% -2.5%
2023 48.9% -0.3%
2024 49.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.3% 51.4% 55.2% 2
2000s 60.0% 56.2% 62.6% 9
2010s 56.3% 51.1% 60.6% 10
2020s 49.8% 48.9% 51.5% 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 91 Ghana 49.6% compare
  2. 92 Morocco 49.4% compare
  3. 93 Dominica 49.0% compare
  4. 95 Mongolia 48.9% compare
  5. 96 Republic of Moldova 48.7% compare
  6. 97 China 48.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa?
Regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa was 49.0% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2023.
How does South Africa rank for regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
South Africa ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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