Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1608 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1608
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
185th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.158
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

00.10.20.31996201020251996: 0.2681998: 0.2682000: 0.2682002: 0.2322003: 0.2232004: 0.1792005: 0.1682006: 0.1682007: 0.1682008: 0.1682009: 0.1682010: 0.1682011: 0.1612012: 0.1612013: 0.1582014: 0.1582015: 0.1582016: 0.1582017: 0.1582018: 0.1582019: 0.1582020: 0.1582021: 0.1582022: 0.1582023: 0.1582024: 0.1612025: 0.161

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia stood at 0.1608.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.158, in 2013.

Ethiopia ranks 185th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.268 —
1998 0.268 +0.0%
2000 0.268 +0.0%
2002 0.2316 -13.6%
2003 0.2231 -3.7%
2004 0.1792 -19.7%
2005 0.1682 -6.2%
2006 0.1682 +0.0%
2007 0.1682 +0.0%
2008 0.1682 +0.0%
2009 0.1682 +0.0%
2010 0.1682 +0.0%
2011 0.1608 -4.4%
2012 0.1608 +0.0%
2013 0.158 -1.7%
2014 0.158 +0.0%
2015 0.158 +0.0%
2016 0.158 +0.0%
2017 0.158 +0.0%
2018 0.158 +0.0%
2019 0.158 +0.0%
2020 0.158 +0.0%
2021 0.158 +0.0%
2022 0.158 +0.0%
2023 0.158 +0.0%
2024 0.161 +1.9%
2025 0.1608 -0.1%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.1608 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.161, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.1608 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.268 0.268 0.268 2
2000s 0.1936 0.1682 0.268 9
2010s 0.1596 0.158 0.1682 10
2020s 0.159 0.158 0.161 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 182 Benin 0.1615 compare
  2. 182 Rwanda 0.1615 compare
  3. 184 Sudan 0.161 compare
  4. 185 Burkina Faso 0.1608 compare
  5. 185 Guinea 0.1608 compare
  6. 185 Madagascar 0.1608 compare
  7. 185 Niger 0.1608 compare
  8. 185 Togo 0.1608 compare
  9. 185 Uganda 0.1608 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 Ethiopia?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia was 0.1608 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.158 in 2013.
How does Ethiopia rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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