Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.211 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.211
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.211
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.211 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.211, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 82nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.268 | — |
| 1998 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2231 | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2112 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2112 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2112 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2112 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2112 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2112 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.211 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.211 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 97% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.211 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2067, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2281 | 0.2231 | 0.268 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2184 | 0.2112 | 0.2231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2111 | 0.211 | 0.2112 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia was 0.211 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.211 in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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