Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Suriname

Suriname: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
138th
of 206 countries
All-time high
7
in 2015
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996–2025

024681996201020251996: 31998: 32000: 32002: 32003: 32004: 42005: 42006: 52007: 52008: 52009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 62013: 62014: 62015: 72016: 62017: 62018: 62019: 52020: 52021: 52022: 52023: 52024: 62025: 7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 7 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Suriname peaked at 7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.

Suriname ranks 138th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 3 —
1998 3 +0.0%
2000 3 +0.0%
2002 3 +0.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 4 +33.3%
2005 4 +0.0%
2006 5 +25.0%
2007 5 +0.0%
2008 5 +0.0%
2009 6 +20.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 7 +16.7%
2016 6 -14.3%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 5 -16.7%
2020 5 +0.0%
2021 5 +0.0%
2022 5 +0.0%
2023 5 +0.0%
2024 6 +20.0%
2025 7 +16.7%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 3 3 2
2000s 4.22 3 6 9
2010s 6 5 7 10
2020s 5.5 5 7 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 138 Afghanistan 7 compare
  2. 138 Armenia 7 compare
  3. 138 Azerbaijan 7 compare
  4. 138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 compare
  5. 138 Comoros 7 compare
  6. 138 Georgia 7 compare
  7. 138 Hong Kong 7 compare
  8. 138 Iceland 7 compare
  9. 138 Iran 7 compare
  10. 138 Israel 7 compare
  11. 138 Kosovo 7 compare
  12. 138 Lebanon 7 compare
  13. 138 Malta 7 compare
  14. 138 Montenegro 7 compare
  15. 138 Myanmar 7 compare
  16. 138 North Macedonia 7 compare
  17. 138 Russia 7 compare
  18. 138 South Sudan 7 compare
  19. 138 Switzerland 7 compare
  20. 138 East Timor 7 compare
  21. 138 Ukraine 7 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Suriname?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Suriname was 7 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 2015.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
How does Suriname rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Suriname ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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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