Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados
Barbados: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2427 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2427
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.413
in 1996
All-time low
0.2427
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados is 0.2427, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados peaked at 0.413 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2427, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.413 | — |
| 1998 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3641 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3641 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3335 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2557 | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.271 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2431 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2427 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2427 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2427 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.2427 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.2427 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2065, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.413 | 0.413 | 0.413 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3582 | 0.2557 | 0.413 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.257 | 0.2431 | 0.271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2429 | 0.2427 | 0.2431 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 33 Seychelles 0.2712 compare
- 34 Brunei 0.2546 compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 0.243 compare
- 37 Bahamas 0.2409 compare
- 38 Iceland 0.2373 compare
- 38 Israel 0.2373 compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.2373 compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados was 0.2427 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.413 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2427 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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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