Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Samoa

Samoa: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 206 countries
All-time high
5
in 2009
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0123451996201020241996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 42009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 52013: 52014: 52015: 52016: 42017: 42018: 42019: 42020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 52024: 5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - number of sources in Samoa stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Samoa peaked at 5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

Samoa ranks 170th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Samoa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 2
1998 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 3 +50.0%
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 4 -20.0%
2017 4 +0.0%
2018 4 +0.0%
2019 4 +0.0%
2020 4 +0.0%
2021 4 +0.0%
2022 4 +0.0%
2023 5 +25.0%
2024 5 +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 71% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Samoa'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
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 2.89 2 5 9
2010s 4.6 4 5 10
2020s 4.4 4 5 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 170 Bahamas 5 compare
  2. 170 Belize 5 compare
  3. 170 Brunei 5 compare
  4. 170 Cuba 5 compare
  5. 170 North Korea 5 compare
  6. 170 Seychelles 5 compare
  7. 170 Solomon Islands 5 compare
  8. 170 Turkmenistan 5 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Samoa?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Samoa was 5 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Samoa rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Samoa ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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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