Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Ghana
Ghana: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
13
in 2023
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Ghana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in Ghana is 13, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Ghana peaked at 13 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
That places Ghana 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.56 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Kenya 13 compare
- 3 Cameroon 12 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
- 3 Cote d'Ivoire 12 compare
- 3 Gambia 12 compare
- 3 Liberia 12 compare
- 3 Malawi 12 compare
- 3 Mali 12 compare
- 3 Mozambique 12 compare
- 3 Nigeria 12 compare
- 3 Senegal 12 compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 12 compare
- 3 Tanzania 12 compare
- 3 Zambia 12 compare
- 3 Zimbabwe 12 compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Ghana?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Ghana was 13 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2023.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Ghana ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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