Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Tonga

Tonga: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 6 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
157th
of 206 countries
All-time high
6
in 2024
All-time low
1
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Tonga, 2004–2024

1234562004201420242004: 12005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 42009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 52013: 52014: 52015: 52016: 52017: 52018: 52019: 52020: 52021: 52022: 52023: 42024: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 6 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Tonga peaked at 6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2004.

That places Tonga 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Tonga, 2004 to 2024.
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 5 +0.0%
2020 5 +0.0%
2021 5 +0.0%
2022 5 +0.0%
2023 4 -20.0%
2024 6 +50.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 86% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 157 Barbados 6 compare
  2. 157 Belarus 6 compare
  3. 157 Comoros 6 compare
  4. 157 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
  5. 157 Guyana 6 compare
  6. 157 Iraq 6 compare
  7. 157 Libya 6 compare
  8. 157 Suriname 6 compare
  9. 157 Switzerland 6 compare
  10. 157 Syria 6 compare
  11. 157 Vanuatu 6 compare
  12. 157 Yemen 6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Tonga?
Regulatory quality - number of sources in Tonga was 6 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2024.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
How does Tonga rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
Tonga ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga 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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