Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Macao
Macao: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.311 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.311
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4978
in 1996
All-time low
0.2867
in 2009
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Macao, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Macao stood at 0.311.
That represents a change of up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Macao peaked at 0.4978 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2867, in 2009.
That places Macao 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4978 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.413 | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2867 | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2867 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.311 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.311 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.311 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2229, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4649 | 0.2867 | 0.4978 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2867 | 0.2867 | 0.2867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2948 | 0.2867 | 0.311 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3675 compare
- 13 Marshall Islands 0.3385 compare
- 13 Tuvalu 0.3385 compare
- 15 Aruba 0.311 compare
- 15 Cayman Islands 0.311 compare
- 18 Palestine 0.3101 compare
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Macao?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Macao was 0.311 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4978 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 in 2009.
- How does Macao rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Macao ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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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