Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1902 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1902
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2551
in 1996
All-time low
0.1847
in 2012
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

00.10.20.31996201020251996: 0.2551998: 0.2552000: 0.2552002: 0.2232003: 0.2232004: 0.2142005: 0.1962006: 0.1962007: 0.1962008: 0.1962009: 0.1962010: 0.1962011: 0.1962012: 0.1852013: 0.1852014: 0.1852015: 0.1852016: 0.1852017: 0.1852018: 0.1852019: 0.1852020: 0.1852021: 0.1852022: 0.1852023: 0.192024: 0.192025: 0.19

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua is 0.1902, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2551 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1847, in 2012.

Nicaragua ranks 159th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2551 —
1998 0.2551 +0.0%
2000 0.2551 +0.0%
2002 0.2231 -12.5%
2003 0.2231 +0.0%
2004 0.2143 -3.9%
2005 0.1961 -8.5%
2006 0.1961 +0.0%
2007 0.1961 +0.0%
2008 0.1961 +0.0%
2009 0.1961 +0.0%
2010 0.1961 +0.0%
2011 0.1961 +0.0%
2012 0.1847 -5.8%
2013 0.1847 +0.0%
2014 0.1847 +0.0%
2015 0.1847 +0.0%
2016 0.1847 +0.0%
2017 0.1847 +0.0%
2018 0.1847 +0.0%
2019 0.1847 +0.0%
2020 0.1847 +0.0%
2021 0.1847 +0.0%
2022 0.1847 +0.0%
2023 0.1902 +3.0%
2024 0.1902 +0.0%
2025 0.1902 +0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.1902 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.1902 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2065, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2551 0.2551 0.2551 2
2000s 0.2107 0.1961 0.2551 9
2010s 0.187 0.1847 0.1961 10
2020s 0.1875 0.1847 0.1902 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 160 Haiti 0.1894 compare
  2. 161 Mongolia 0.1893 compare
  3. 162 Cambodia 0.1887 compare
  4. 162 Kyrgyzstan 0.1887 compare
  5. 162 Nepal 0.1887 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua was 0.1902 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.2551 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 in 2012.
How does Nicaragua rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Nicaragua ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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