Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Gabon
Gabon: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
50th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2022
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Gabon, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 9 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Gabon peaked at 9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
That places Gabon 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +12.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.67 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 50 Argentina 9 compare
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More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Gabon?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Gabon was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Gabon ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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