Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1831 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka is 0.1831, 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1831, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 169th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.268 | — |
| 1998 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2551 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2231 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2231 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2143 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1944 | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1944 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1944 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1944 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1944 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1944 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1944 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1833 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1833 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1833 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1833 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1833 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1833 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1833 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1833 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1979 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1997 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1847 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1902 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1833 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1831 | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1831 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065, 89% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.1831 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1898, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2097 | 0.1944 | 0.2551 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1855 | 0.1833 | 0.1944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1898 | 0.1831 | 0.1997 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 0.1856 compare
- 167 Congo 0.1848 compare
- 168 Honduras 0.1847 compare
- 169 Bangladesh 0.1831 compare
- 169 Pakistan 0.1831 compare
- 169 Uzbekistan 0.1831 compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka was 0.1831 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1831 in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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