Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya
Kenya: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1535 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.1535 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1535, in 2025.
That places Kenya 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 Kenya, 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 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1536 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1535 | -0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1535 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya'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 | 0.1565 | 0.1535 | 0.158 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya was 0.1535 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1535 in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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