Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iraq
Iraq: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2337 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2337
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.2316
in 2002
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iraq, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.2337 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Iraq peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2316, in 2002.
That places Iraq 43rd 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 Iraq, 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 | 0.2316 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2316 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2439 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2439 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2439 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2439 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2325 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2325 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2322 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2435 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2337 | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2337 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2337 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2337 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2067, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2412 | 0.2316 | 0.268 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2325 | 0.2325 | 0.2325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2347 | 0.2322 | 0.2435 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 41 Libya 0.2345 compare
- 42 Equatorial Guinea 0.2337 compare
- 44 Cuba 0.2316 compare
- 44 North Korea 0.2316 compare
- 46 Malta 0.231 compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Iraq?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Iraq was 0.2337 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2316 in 2002.
- How does Iraq rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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