Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: 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 2025
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Guinea-Bissau, 1996–2025

2468101996201020251996: 21998: 32000: 32002: 32003: 32004: 52005: 62006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 62013: 72014: 72015: 72016: 72017: 72018: 82019: 82020: 82021: 82022: 82023: 82024: 82025: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in Guinea-Bissau is 9, measured 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 Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

That places Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Guinea-Bissau, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 2 —
1998 3 +50.0%
2000 3 +0.0%
2002 3 +0.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 5 +66.7%
2005 6 +20.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
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 8 +0.0%
2023 8 +0.0%
2024 8 +0.0%
2025 9 +12.5%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 9 is below the median for low income countries, which is 11, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.5 2 3 2
2000s 4.89 3 6 9
2010s 6.9 6 8 10
2020s 8.17 8 9 6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 50 Argentina 9 compare
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  5. 50 Burundi 9 compare
  6. 50 Central African Republic 9 compare
  7. 50 Chile 9 compare
  8. 50 China 9 compare
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  10. 50 Croatia 9 compare
  11. 50 Czechia 9 compare
  12. 50 Djibouti 9 compare
  13. 50 El Salvador 9 compare
  14. 50 Estonia 9 compare
  15. 50 Gabon 9 compare
  16. 50 Honduras 9 compare
  17. 50 Hungary 9 compare
  18. 50 Kazakhstan 9 compare
  19. 50 South Korea 9 compare
  20. 50 Kuwait 9 compare
  21. 50 Laos 9 compare
  22. 50 Latvia 9 compare
  23. 50 Lithuania 9 compare
  24. 50 Malaysia 9 compare
  25. 50 Mexico 9 compare
  26. 50 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
  27. 50 Peru 9 compare
  28. 50 Poland 9 compare
  29. 50 Qatar 9 compare
  30. 50 Romania 9 compare
  31. 50 Singapore 9 compare
  32. 50 Slovakia 9 compare
  33. 50 Slovenia 9 compare
  34. 50 Somalia 9 compare
  35. 50 South Africa 9 compare
  36. 50 Tajikistan 9 compare
  37. 50 Thailand 9 compare
  38. 50 Turkey 9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Guinea-Bissau?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Guinea-Bissau was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2025.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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