Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta

Malta: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.231 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.231
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3623
in 1996
All-time low
0.231
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996–2025

00.10.20.30.41996201020251996: 0.3621998: 0.3622000: 0.3622002: 0.3622003: 0.3322004: 0.3322005: 0.3322006: 0.2552007: 0.2552008: 0.2552009: 0.2552010: 0.2552011: 0.2552012: 0.2552013: 0.2552014: 0.2552015: 0.2552016: 0.2552017: 0.2552018: 0.2552019: 0.2552020: 0.2552021: 0.2312022: 0.2312023: 0.2312024: 0.2312025: 0.231

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta is 0.231, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta peaked at 0.3623 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 2024.

That places Malta 46th 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 Malta, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3623 —
1998 0.3623 +0.0%
2000 0.3623 +0.0%
2002 0.3623 +0.0%
2003 0.3322 -8.3%
2004 0.3322 +0.0%
2005 0.3322 +0.0%
2006 0.2551 -23.2%
2007 0.2551 +0.0%
2008 0.2551 +0.0%
2009 0.2551 +0.0%
2010 0.2551 +0.0%
2011 0.2551 +0.0%
2012 0.2551 +0.0%
2013 0.2551 +0.0%
2014 0.2551 +0.0%
2015 0.2551 +0.0%
2016 0.2551 +0.0%
2017 0.2551 +0.0%
2018 0.2551 +0.0%
2019 0.2551 +0.0%
2020 0.2551 +0.0%
2021 0.2314 -9.3%
2022 0.2314 +0.0%
2023 0.2314 +0.0%
2024 0.231 -0.2%
2025 0.231 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.231 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.231 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2067, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3623 0.3623 0.3623 2
2000s 0.3046 0.2551 0.3623 9
2010s 0.2551 0.2551 0.2551 10
2020s 0.2352 0.231 0.2551 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 43 Iraq 0.2337 compare
  2. 44 Cuba 0.2316 compare
  3. 44 North Korea 0.2316 compare
  4. 47 Hong Kong 0.228 compare
  5. 48 Belize 0.2249 compare
  6. 49 Armenia 0.2228 compare
  7. 49 Azerbaijan 0.2228 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta was 0.231 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.3623 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Malta ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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