Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
138th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8
in 2013
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Afghanistan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - number of sources in Afghanistan stood at 7.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Afghanistan peaked at 8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.
That places Afghanistan 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | -12.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 7 is below the median for low income countries, which is 11, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 7 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.89 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 138 Armenia 7 compare
- 138 Azerbaijan 7 compare
- 138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 compare
- 138 Comoros 7 compare
- 138 Georgia 7 compare
- 138 Hong Kong 7 compare
- 138 Iceland 7 compare
- 138 Iran 7 compare
- 138 Israel 7 compare
- 138 Kosovo 7 compare
- 138 Lebanon 7 compare
- 138 Malta 7 compare
- 138 Montenegro 7 compare
- 138 Myanmar 7 compare
- 138 North Macedonia 7 compare
- 138 Russia 7 compare
- 138 South Sudan 7 compare
- 138 Suriname 7 compare
- 138 Switzerland 7 compare
- 138 East Timor 7 compare
- 138 Ukraine 7 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Afghanistan?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Afghanistan was 7 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- How does Afghanistan rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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