Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.281 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico stood at 0.281. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.4978 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.281, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4978 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4978 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4271 | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4271 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2913 | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2913 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.311 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.281 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.281 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.281 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2065, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4591 | 0.2913 | 0.4978 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2913 | 0.2913 | 0.2913 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2894 | 0.281 | 0.311 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 26 Solomon Islands 0.2852 compare
- 26 Tonga 0.2852 compare
- 26 Vanuatu 0.2852 compare
- 30 Dominica 0.2731 compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 0.2725 compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2725 compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico was 0.281 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4978 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.281 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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