Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana
Ghana: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1535 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1535
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
205th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.1535
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana stood at 0.1535. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1535, in 2023.
That places Ghana 205th 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 Ghana, year by year
| 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 | 0.1535 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1535 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1535 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1535 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1535 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 0.1558 | 0.1535 | 0.158 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana was 0.1535 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1535 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Ghana ranks 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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