Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Tonga

Tonga: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 206 countries
All-time high
6
in 2024
All-time low
1
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Tonga, 2004–2025

1234562004201420252004: 12005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 42009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 52013: 52014: 52015: 52016: 52017: 52018: 52019: 52020: 52021: 52022: 52023: 42024: 62025: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 6 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is 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 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 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 2025.
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%
2025 6 +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8, 75% 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 5.17 4 6 6

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 160 Barbados 6 compare
  2. 160 Belarus 6 compare
  3. 160 Belize 6 compare
  4. 160 Brunei 6 compare
  5. 160 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
  6. 160 Guyana 6 compare
  7. 160 Iraq 6 compare
  8. 160 Solomon Islands 6 compare
  9. 160 Syria 6 compare
  10. 160 Vanuatu 6 compare
  11. 160 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 2025, 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 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
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, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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