Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin
Benin: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1615 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1615
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.413
in 1996
All-time low
0.1615
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin is 0.1615, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin peaked at 0.413 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1615, in 2024.
That places Benin 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.413 | — |
| 1998 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3075 | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3075 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2151 | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1914 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1725 | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1691 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1691 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1691 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1691 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1691 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1691 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1691 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1691 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1616 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1616 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1616 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1615 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1615 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1615 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1615 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.413 | 0.413 | 0.413 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.236 | 0.1725 | 0.413 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1701 | 0.1691 | 0.1725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1628 | 0.1615 | 0.1691 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 179 Chad 0.1689 compare
- 179 Lesotho 0.1689 compare
- 181 Mauritania 0.1646 compare
- 182 Rwanda 0.1615 compare
- 184 Sudan 0.161 compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 0.1608 compare
- 185 Ethiopia 0.1608 compare
- 185 Guinea 0.1608 compare
- 185 Madagascar 0.1608 compare
- 185 Niger 0.1608 compare
- 185 Togo 0.1608 compare
- 185 Uganda 0.1608 compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin was 0.1615 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.413 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1615 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Benin ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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