Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Samoa
Samoa: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.307 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.307
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.413
in 1996
All-time low
0.2859
in 2009
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Samoa, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Samoa stood at 0.307.
The figure is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Samoa peaked at 0.413 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2859, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 20th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.413 | — |
| 1998 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3385 | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3385 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3385 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3079 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2859 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3079 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.307 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.307 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.307 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2229, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.413 | 0.413 | 0.413 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3624 | 0.2859 | 0.413 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2947 | 0.2859 | 0.3079 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3074 | 0.307 | 0.3079 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Samoa?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Samoa was 0.307 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.413 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2859 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Samoa ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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