Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan

Pakistan: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1831 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1831
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.1831
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

00.10.20.31996201020251996: 0.2681998: 0.2682000: 0.2682002: 0.2322003: 0.2232004: 0.2142005: 0.1942006: 0.1942007: 0.1942008: 0.1942009: 0.1942010: 0.1942011: 0.1832012: 0.1832013: 0.1832014: 0.1832015: 0.1832016: 0.1832017: 0.1832018: 0.1832019: 0.1832020: 0.1832021: 0.1832022: 0.1832023: 0.1832024: 0.1832025: 0.183

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan stood at 0.1831. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1831, in 2022.

Pakistan ranks 169th 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 Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.268 —
1998 0.268 +0.0%
2000 0.268 +0.0%
2002 0.2316 -13.6%
2003 0.2231 -3.7%
2004 0.2143 -3.9%
2005 0.1944 -9.3%
2006 0.1944 +0.0%
2007 0.1944 +0.0%
2008 0.1944 +0.0%
2009 0.1944 +0.0%
2010 0.1944 +0.0%
2011 0.1833 -5.7%
2012 0.1833 +0.0%
2013 0.1833 +0.0%
2014 0.1833 +0.0%
2015 0.1833 +0.0%
2016 0.1833 +0.0%
2017 0.1833 +0.0%
2018 0.1833 +0.0%
2019 0.1833 +0.0%
2020 0.1833 +0.0%
2021 0.1833 +0.0%
2022 0.1831 -0.1%
2023 0.1831 +0.0%
2024 0.1831 +0.0%
2025 0.1831 +0.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.1831 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.1831 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2067, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.268 0.268 0.268 2
2000s 0.2121 0.1944 0.268 9
2010s 0.1844 0.1833 0.1944 10
2020s 0.1832 0.1831 0.1833 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 166 Guinea-Bissau 0.1856 compare
  2. 167 Congo 0.1848 compare
  3. 168 Honduras 0.1847 compare
  4. 169 Bangladesh 0.1831 compare
  5. 169 Sri Lanka 0.1831 compare
  6. 169 Uzbekistan 0.1831 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan was 0.1831 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1831 in 2022.
How does Pakistan rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Pakistan ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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
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Coverage
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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