Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Portugal
Portugal: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2179 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2179
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2377
in 1996
All-time low
0.2179
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Portugal, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Portugal is 0.2179, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Portugal peaked at 0.2377 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2179, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2377 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2182 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2182 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2179 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2179 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2179 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2179 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2179 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2163, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2221 | 0.2182 | 0.2377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.218 | 0.2179 | 0.2182 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 49 Armenia 0.2228 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 0.2228 compare
- 51 Cape Verde 0.2184 compare
- 52 Australia 0.2179 compare
- 52 Austria 0.2179 compare
- 52 Belgium 0.2179 compare
- 52 Canada 0.2179 compare
- 52 Cyprus 0.2179 compare
- 52 Denmark 0.2179 compare
- 52 Finland 0.2179 compare
- 52 France 0.2179 compare
- 52 Germany 0.2179 compare
- 52 Greece 0.2179 compare
- 52 Ireland 0.2179 compare
- 52 Italy 0.2179 compare
- 52 Japan 0.2179 compare
- 52 Luxembourg 0.2179 compare
- 52 Netherlands 0.2179 compare
- 52 New Zealand 0.2179 compare
- 52 Norway 0.2179 compare
- 52 Spain 0.2179 compare
- 52 Sweden 0.2179 compare
- 52 United Kingdom 0.2179 compare
- 52 United States 0.2179 compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Portugal?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Portugal was 0.2179 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2377 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2179 in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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