Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in China

China: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1961 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1961
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2405
in 1996
All-time low
0.1904
in 2011
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in China, 1996–2024

00.050.10.150.20.251996201020241996: 0.2411998: 0.2412000: 0.2412002: 0.2142003: 0.2142004: 0.2062005: 0.2062006: 0.2062007: 0.2062008: 0.2062009: 0.2062010: 0.2062011: 0.192012: 0.192013: 0.192014: 0.192015: 0.192016: 0.192017: 0.192018: 0.192019: 0.192020: 0.192021: 0.192022: 0.192023: 0.1962024: 0.196

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in China stood at 0.1961.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in China peaked at 0.2405 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1904, in 2011.

China ranks 126th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in China, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in China, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2405 —
1998 0.2405 +0.0%
2000 0.2405 +0.0%
2002 0.2139 -11.1%
2003 0.2139 +0.0%
2004 0.2063 -3.5%
2005 0.2063 +0.0%
2006 0.2063 +0.0%
2007 0.2063 +0.0%
2008 0.2063 +0.0%
2009 0.2063 +0.0%
2010 0.2063 +0.0%
2011 0.1904 -7.7%
2012 0.1904 +0.0%
2013 0.1904 +0.0%
2014 0.1904 +0.0%
2015 0.1904 +0.0%
2016 0.1904 +0.0%
2017 0.1904 +0.0%
2018 0.1904 +0.0%
2019 0.1904 +0.0%
2020 0.1904 +0.0%
2021 0.1904 +0.0%
2022 0.1904 +0.0%
2023 0.1963 +3.1%
2024 0.1961 -0.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.1961 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2083, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.1961 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2219, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2405 0.2405 0.2405 2
2000s 0.2118 0.2063 0.2405 9
2010s 0.192 0.1904 0.2063 10
2020s 0.1927 0.1904 0.1963 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 126 Bulgaria 0.1961 compare
  2. 126 Colombia 0.1961 compare
  3. 126 Croatia 0.1961 compare
  4. 126 Czechia 0.1961 compare
  5. 126 Estonia 0.1961 compare
  6. 126 Hungary 0.1961 compare
  7. 126 Kazakhstan 0.1961 compare
  8. 126 South Korea 0.1961 compare
  9. 126 Latvia 0.1961 compare
  10. 126 Malaysia 0.1961 compare
  11. 126 Mexico 0.1961 compare
  12. 126 Peru 0.1961 compare
  13. 126 Poland 0.1961 compare
  14. 126 Romania 0.1961 compare
  15. 126 Singapore 0.1961 compare
  16. 126 Slovakia 0.1961 compare
  17. 126 Slovenia 0.1961 compare
  18. 126 Turkey 0.1961 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in China?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in China was 0.1961 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.2405 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1904 in 2011.
How does China rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
China ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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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Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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