Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1856 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1856
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
166th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4155
in 1996
All-time low
0.1856
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.1856. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4155 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1856, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4155 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3623 | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2315 | -36.1% |
| 2005 | 0.209 | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.203 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1858 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1858 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1858 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1858 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1858 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1858 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1858 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1856 | -0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1856 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.161, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1856 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3889 | 0.3623 | 0.4155 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2626 | 0.209 | 0.3623 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2014 | 0.1858 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1857 | 0.1856 | 0.1858 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1861 compare
- 167 Congo 0.1848 compare
- 168 Honduras 0.1847 compare
- 169 Bangladesh 0.1831 compare
- 169 Pakistan 0.1831 compare
- 169 Sri Lanka 0.1831 compare
- 169 Uzbekistan 0.1831 compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1856 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4155 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1856 in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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