Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in France
France: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2179 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2179
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2377
in 1996
All-time low
0.2179
in 2021
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in France, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
France recorded 0.2179 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in France peaked at 0.2377 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2179, in 2021.
That places France 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2377 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2182 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2179 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2179 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2179 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2179 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2179 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.2179 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- France's 0.2179 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2163, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2201 | 0.2182 | 0.2377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2179 | 0.2179 | 0.2182 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 49 Armenia 0.2228 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 0.2228 compare
- 51 Cape Verde 0.2184 compare
- 52 Australia 0.2179 compare
- 52 Austria 0.2179 compare
- 52 Belgium 0.2179 compare
- 52 Canada 0.2179 compare
- 52 Cyprus 0.2179 compare
- 52 Denmark 0.2179 compare
- 52 Finland 0.2179 compare
- 52 Germany 0.2179 compare
- 52 Greece 0.2179 compare
- 52 Ireland 0.2179 compare
- 52 Italy 0.2179 compare
- 52 Japan 0.2179 compare
- 52 Luxembourg 0.2179 compare
- 52 Netherlands 0.2179 compare
- 52 New Zealand 0.2179 compare
- 52 Norway 0.2179 compare
- 52 Portugal 0.2179 compare
- 52 Spain 0.2179 compare
- 52 Sweden 0.2179 compare
- 52 United Kingdom 0.2179 compare
- 52 United States 0.2179 compare
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in France?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in France was 0.2179 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2377 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2179 in 2021.
- How does France rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- France ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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