Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos

Laos: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2041 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2041
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4124
in 1996
All-time low
0.2041
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos, 1996–2024

00.10.20.30.41996201020241996: 0.4121998: 0.4122000: 0.4122002: 0.3092003: 0.3092004: 0.2872005: 0.242006: 0.2112007: 0.2112008: 0.2112009: 0.2112010: 0.2112011: 0.2112012: 0.2112013: 0.2042014: 0.2042015: 0.2042016: 0.2042017: 0.2042018: 0.2042019: 0.2042020: 0.2042021: 0.2042022: 0.2042023: 0.2042024: 0.204

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos is 0.2041, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos peaked at 0.4124 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2041, in 2024.

That places Laos 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.4124 —
1998 0.4124 +0.0%
2000 0.4124 +0.0%
2002 0.3092 -25.0%
2003 0.3092 +0.0%
2004 0.2875 -7.0%
2005 0.24 -16.5%
2006 0.2113 -12.0%
2007 0.2113 +0.0%
2008 0.2113 +0.0%
2009 0.2113 +0.0%
2010 0.2113 +0.0%
2011 0.2113 +0.0%
2012 0.2113 +0.0%
2013 0.2044 -3.3%
2014 0.2044 +0.0%
2015 0.2044 +0.0%
2016 0.2044 +0.0%
2017 0.2044 +0.0%
2018 0.2044 +0.0%
2019 0.2044 +0.0%
2020 0.2044 +0.0%
2021 0.2044 +0.0%
2022 0.2044 +0.0%
2023 0.2044 +0.0%
2024 0.2041 -0.1%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.2041 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.2041 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2219, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4124 0.4124 0.4124 2
2000s 0.2671 0.2113 0.4124 9
2010s 0.2064 0.2044 0.2113 10
2020s 0.2043 0.2041 0.2044 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 104 Eswatini 0.2068 compare
  2. 105 Tajikistan 0.2041 compare
  3. 107 Papua New Guinea 0.2026 compare
  4. 108 Comoros 0.202 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos was 0.2041 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.4124 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2041 in 2024.
How does Laos rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Laos ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos 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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Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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