Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Gambia
Gambia: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1579 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1579
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
192nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3623
in 1996
All-time low
0.1579
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Gambia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.1579 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Gambia peaked at 0.3623 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1579, in 2023.
That places Gambia 192nd 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3623 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3322 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.223 | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2027 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1806 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1767 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1767 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1767 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1767 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1767 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.165 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.158 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1579 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1608 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1579 | -1.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1579 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.161, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1579 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3623 | 0.3623 | 0.3623 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.245 | 0.1806 | 0.3623 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1756 | 0.165 | 0.1806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1596 | 0.1579 | 0.165 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 192 Cameroon 0.1579 compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1579 compare
- 192 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1579 compare
- 192 Liberia 0.1579 compare
- 192 Malawi 0.1579 compare
- 192 Mali 0.1579 compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.1579 compare
- 192 Senegal 0.1579 compare
- 192 Sierra Leone 0.1579 compare
- 192 Tanzania 0.1579 compare
- 192 Zambia 0.1579 compare
- 192 Zimbabwe 0.1579 compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Gambia?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Gambia was 0.1579 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3623 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1579 in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Gambia ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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