Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini

Eswatini: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2032 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2032
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.413
in 1996
All-time low
0.2032
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini, 1996–2025

00.10.20.30.41996201020251996: 0.4131998: 0.4132000: 0.4132002: 0.4132003: 0.4132004: 0.3642005: 0.3642006: 0.2692007: 0.2692008: 0.2692009: 0.2692010: 0.2562011: 0.2562012: 0.2562013: 0.2452014: 0.2452015: 0.2452016: 0.2452017: 0.2452018: 0.2162019: 0.2252020: 0.2252021: 0.2162022: 0.2162023: 0.2162024: 0.2032025: 0.203

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 0.2032 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini peaked at 0.413 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2032, in 2024.

That places Eswatini 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini, 1996 to 2025.
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 0.2687 -26.2%
2007 0.2687 +0.0%
2008 0.2687 +0.0%
2009 0.2687 +0.0%
2010 0.2557 -4.8%
2011 0.2557 +0.0%
2012 0.2557 +0.0%
2013 0.245 -4.2%
2014 0.245 +0.0%
2015 0.245 +0.0%
2016 0.245 +0.0%
2017 0.245 +0.0%
2018 0.2163 -11.7%
2019 0.2253 +4.2%
2020 0.2253 +0.0%
2021 0.2163 -4.0%
2022 0.2163 +0.0%
2023 0.2163 +0.0%
2024 0.2032 -6.1%
2025 0.2032 +0.0%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 0.2032 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 0.2032 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.413 0.413 0.413 2
2000s 0.338 0.2687 0.413 9
2010s 0.2433 0.2163 0.2557 10
2020s 0.2134 0.2032 0.2253 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 107 Afghanistan 0.2027 compare
  2. 108 Laos 0.201 compare
  3. 108 Tajikistan 0.201 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini was 0.2032 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.413 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2032 in 2024.
How does Eswatini rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Eswatini ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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