Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in North Korea
North Korea: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2316 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2316
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3623
in 1996
All-time low
0.2218
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in North Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in North Korea stood at 0.2316.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in North Korea peaked at 0.3623 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2218, in 2004.
That places North Korea 44th 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3623 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3623 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2847 | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2847 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2218 | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2316 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2316 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2316 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.2316 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.161, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.2316 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2229, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3623 | 0.3623 | 0.3623 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2514 | 0.2218 | 0.3623 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2218 | 0.2218 | 0.2218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2267 | 0.2218 | 0.2316 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in North Korea?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in North Korea was 0.2316 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3623 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2218 in 2004.
- How does North Korea rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- North Korea ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea 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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