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
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan, 1996–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 0.1856 compare
- 167 Congo 0.1848 compare
- 168 Honduras 0.1847 compare
- 169 Bangladesh 0.1831 compare
- 169 Sri Lanka 0.1831 compare
- 169 Uzbekistan 0.1831 compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
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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