Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in South Korea
South Korea: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2024
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in South Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in South Korea is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in South Korea peaked at 9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.
That places South Korea 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.89 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.9 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - number of sources in South Korea?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in South Korea was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
- How does South Korea rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- South Korea ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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