Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1861 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.1861, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.4978 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1861, in 2025.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sao Tome and Principe, 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 | 0.2575 | -48.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2275 | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1976 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1976 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1909 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1863 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1861 | -0.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.1861 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.1861 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 0.4978 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3062 | 0.1909 | 0.4978 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1877 | 0.1863 | 0.1909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1863 | 0.1861 | 0.1863 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.1861 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4978 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1861 in 2025.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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