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Regulatory Quality in Botswana

Botswana: Regulatory Quality was 10 number of surveys/polls in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
10 number of surveys/polls
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
10 number of surveys/polls
in 2006
All-time low
4 number of surveys/polls
in 1996
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Regulatory Quality in Botswana, 1996–2011

02468101996200320111996: 4 number of surveys/polls1998: 6 number of surveys/polls2000: 6 number of surveys/polls2002: 8 number of surveys/polls2003: 8 number of surveys/polls2004: 9 number of surveys/polls2005: 9 number of surveys/polls2006: 10 number of surveys/polls2007: 10 number of surveys/polls2008: 10 number of surveys/polls2009: 10 number of surveys/polls2010: 10 number of surveys/polls2011: 10 number of surveys/polls

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in number of surveys/polls.

Analysis

In 2011, regulatory quality in Botswana stood at 10 number of surveys/polls. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Botswana peaked at 10 number of surveys/polls in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4 number of surveys/polls, in 1996.

That places Botswana 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality in Botswana, year by year

Year number of surveys/polls Change
1996 4 number of surveys/polls —
1998 6 number of surveys/polls +50.0%
2000 6 number of surveys/polls +0.0%
2002 8 number of surveys/polls +33.3%
2003 8 number of surveys/polls +0.0%
2004 9 number of surveys/polls +12.5%
2005 9 number of surveys/polls +0.0%
2006 10 number of surveys/polls +11.1%
2007 10 number of surveys/polls +0.0%
2008 10 number of surveys/polls +0.0%
2009 10 number of surveys/polls +0.0%
2010 10 number of surveys/polls +0.0%
2011 10 number of surveys/polls +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 10 number of surveys/polls is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5 number of surveys/polls, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 10 number of surveys/polls is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9 number of surveys/polls, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 number of surveys/polls 4 number of surveys/polls 6 number of surveys/polls 2
2000s 8.89 number of surveys/polls 6 number of surveys/polls 10 number of surveys/polls 9
2010s 10 number of surveys/polls 10 number of surveys/polls 10 number of surveys/polls 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 1 South Africa 11 number of surveys/polls compare
  2. 2 Angola 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  3. 2 Burkina Faso 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  4. 2 Cameroon 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  5. 2 Cote d'Ivoire 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  6. 2 Egypt 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  7. 2 Ethiopia 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  8. 2 Ghana 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  9. 2 Kenya 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  10. 2 Madagascar 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  11. 2 Mali 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  12. 2 Mozambique 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  13. 2 Nigeria 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  14. 2 Senegal 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  15. 2 Tanzania 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  16. 2 Tunisia 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  17. 2 Uganda 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  18. 2 Zambia 10 number of surveys/polls compare
  19. 2 Zimbabwe 10 number of surveys/polls compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality in Botswana?
Regulatory quality in Botswana was 10 number of surveys/polls in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 10 number of surveys/polls in 2006.
What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 4 number of surveys/polls in 1996.
How does Botswana rank for regulatory quality?
Botswana ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Regulatory Quality (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality (number of surveys/polls)
Unit
number of surveys/polls
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

See definition GV.REGL.LA.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.REGL.LA.ES.