Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Kiribati

Kiribati: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
172nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
5
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Kiribati, 2004–2025

123452004201420252004: 12005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 42009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 52013: 52014: 52015: 52016: 52017: 52018: 52019: 42020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 42024: 42025: 5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 5 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Kiribati peaked at 5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2004.

That places Kiribati 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Kiribati, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 1 —
2005 3 +200.0%
2006 3 +0.0%
2007 3 +0.0%
2008 4 +33.3%
2009 5 +25.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2011 5 +0.0%
2012 5 +0.0%
2013 5 +0.0%
2014 5 +0.0%
2015 5 +0.0%
2016 5 +0.0%
2017 5 +0.0%
2018 5 +0.0%
2019 4 -20.0%
2020 4 +0.0%
2021 4 +0.0%
2022 4 +0.0%
2023 4 +0.0%
2024 4 +0.0%
2025 5 +25.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 71% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.17 1 5 6
2010s 4.9 4 5 10
2020s 4.17 4 5 6

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 172 Bahamas 5 compare
  2. 172 Cuba 5 compare
  3. 172 Fiji 5 compare
  4. 172 North Korea 5 compare
  5. 172 Libya 5 compare
  6. 172 Maldives 5 compare
  7. 172 Samoa 5 compare
  8. 172 Seychelles 5 compare
  9. 172 Saint Lucia 5 compare
  10. 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare
  11. 172 Turkmenistan 5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Kiribati?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Kiribati was 5 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
How does Kiribati rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Kiribati ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati 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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