Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Nepal

Nepal: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1887 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1887
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.413
in 1996
All-time low
0.1887
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

00.10.20.30.41996201020251996: 0.4131998: 0.4132000: 0.4132002: 0.3072003: 0.3072004: 0.2322005: 0.2072006: 0.2012007: 0.2012008: 0.2012009: 0.2012010: 0.2012011: 0.2012012: 0.1892013: 0.1892014: 0.1892015: 0.1892016: 0.1892017: 0.1892018: 0.1892019: 0.1892020: 0.1892021: 0.1892022: 0.1892023: 0.1892024: 0.1892025: 0.189

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nepal stood at 0.1887. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nepal peaked at 0.413 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1887, in 2023.

Nepal ranks 162nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Nepal, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.413 —
1998 0.413 +0.0%
2000 0.413 +0.0%
2002 0.3075 -25.6%
2003 0.3075 +0.0%
2004 0.2321 -24.5%
2005 0.2074 -10.6%
2006 0.2012 -3.0%
2007 0.2012 +0.0%
2008 0.2012 +0.0%
2009 0.2012 +0.0%
2010 0.2012 +0.0%
2011 0.2012 +0.0%
2012 0.1889 -6.1%
2013 0.1889 +0.0%
2014 0.1889 +0.0%
2015 0.1889 +0.0%
2016 0.1889 +0.0%
2017 0.1889 +0.0%
2018 0.1889 +0.0%
2019 0.1889 +0.0%
2020 0.1889 +0.0%
2021 0.1889 +0.0%
2022 0.1889 +0.0%
2023 0.1887 -0.1%
2024 0.1887 +0.0%
2025 0.1887 +0.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 0.1887 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 0.1887 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1898, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.413 0.413 0.413 2
2000s 0.2525 0.2012 0.413 9
2010s 0.1914 0.1889 0.2012 10
2020s 0.1888 0.1887 0.1889 6

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 159 Nicaragua 0.1902 compare
  2. 160 Haiti 0.1894 compare
  3. 161 Mongolia 0.1893 compare
  4. 162 Cambodia 0.1887 compare
  5. 162 Kyrgyzstan 0.1887 compare
  6. 165 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1861 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nepal?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nepal was 0.1887 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.413 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1887 in 2023.
How does Nepal rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Nepal ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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