Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2027 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2027
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
107th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4978
in 1996
All-time low
0.194
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan stood at 0.2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4978 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 2013.
Afghanistan ranks 107th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4978 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.338 | -32.1% |
| 2003 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2444 | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2183 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2183 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.216 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2074 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.194 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2027 | +4.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2027 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.161, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2027 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2067, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2813 | 0.216 | 0.4978 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1997 | 0.194 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1954 | 0.194 | 0.2027 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan was 0.2027 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4978 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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