Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2065 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2065
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.1997
in 2011
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Jamaica, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.2065 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Jamaica peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1997, in 2011.
That places Jamaica 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.268 | — |
| 1998 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2551 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2231 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2143 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2143 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2143 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2143 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2143 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2143 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2143 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1997 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2067 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2067 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2067 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2067 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2067 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2065 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2065 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2065 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2065 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2065, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2208 | 0.2143 | 0.2551 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2018 | 0.1997 | 0.2143 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2066 | 0.2065 | 0.2067 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 94 Albania 0.2065 compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.2065 compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 0.2065 compare
- 94 Ecuador 0.2065 compare
- 94 Guatemala 0.2065 compare
- 94 Moldova 0.2065 compare
- 94 Panama 0.2065 compare
- 94 Paraguay 0.2065 compare
- 94 Serbia 0.2065 compare
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2065 compare
- 94 Uruguay 0.2065 compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Jamaica?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Jamaica was 0.2065 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1997 in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Jamaica ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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