Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Nigeria

Nigeria: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 11 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 206 countries
All-time high
11
in 2013
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Nigeria, 1996–2024

02.557.5101996201020241996: 41998: 42000: 52002: 62003: 62004: 82005: 92006: 92007: 92008: 92009: 92010: 92011: 102012: 102013: 112014: 112015: 112016: 112017: 112018: 112019: 112020: 112021: 102022: 102023: 112024: 11

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria is 11, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria peaked at 11 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Nigeria ranks 11th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Nigeria, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 4
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 5 +25.0%
2002 6 +20.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
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 10 -9.1%
2022 10 +0.0%
2023 11 +10.0%
2024 11 +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 7.78 5 9 9
2010s 10.6 9 11 10
2020s 10.6 10 11 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 11 Bangladesh 11 compare
  2. 11 Benin 11 compare
  3. 11 Burkina Faso 11 compare
  4. 11 Guinea 11 compare
  5. 11 Liberia 11 compare
  6. 11 Madagascar 11 compare
  7. 11 Malawi 11 compare
  8. 11 Mozambique 11 compare
  9. 11 Pakistan 11 compare
  10. 11 Rwanda 11 compare
  11. 11 Togo 11 compare
  12. 11 Uganda 11 compare
  13. 11 Zambia 11 compare
  14. 11 Zimbabwe 11 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria was 11 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 11 in 2013.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Nigeria rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Nigeria ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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