Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sweden

Sweden: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2179 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2179
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2377
in 1996
All-time low
0.2179
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sweden, 1996–2025

00.050.10.150.20.251996201020251996: 0.2381998: 0.2382000: 0.2382002: 0.2382003: 0.2382004: 0.2382005: 0.2382006: 0.2382007: 0.2382008: 0.2382009: 0.2382010: 0.2382011: 0.2182012: 0.2182013: 0.2182014: 0.2182015: 0.2182016: 0.2182017: 0.2182018: 0.2182019: 0.2182020: 0.2182021: 0.2182022: 0.2182023: 0.2182024: 0.2182025: 0.218

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sweden stood at 0.2179. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sweden peaked at 0.2377 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2179, in 2024.

Sweden ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sweden, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2377 —
1998 0.2377 +0.0%
2000 0.2377 +0.0%
2002 0.2377 +0.0%
2003 0.2377 +0.0%
2004 0.2377 +0.0%
2005 0.2377 +0.0%
2006 0.2377 +0.0%
2007 0.2377 +0.0%
2008 0.2377 +0.0%
2009 0.2377 +0.0%
2010 0.2377 +0.0%
2011 0.2182 -8.2%
2012 0.2182 +0.0%
2013 0.2182 +0.0%
2014 0.2182 +0.0%
2015 0.2182 +0.0%
2016 0.2182 +0.0%
2017 0.2182 +0.0%
2018 0.2182 +0.0%
2019 0.2182 +0.0%
2020 0.2182 +0.0%
2021 0.2182 +0.0%
2022 0.2182 +0.0%
2023 0.2182 +0.0%
2024 0.2179 -0.1%
2025 0.2179 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.2179 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.2179 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2163, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2377 0.2377 0.2377 2
2000s 0.2377 0.2377 0.2377 9
2010s 0.2201 0.2182 0.2377 10
2020s 0.2181 0.2179 0.2182 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 49 Armenia 0.2228 compare
  2. 49 Azerbaijan 0.2228 compare
  3. 51 Cape Verde 0.2184 compare
  4. 52 Australia 0.2179 compare
  5. 52 Austria 0.2179 compare
  6. 52 Belgium 0.2179 compare
  7. 52 Canada 0.2179 compare
  8. 52 Cyprus 0.2179 compare
  9. 52 Denmark 0.2179 compare
  10. 52 Finland 0.2179 compare
  11. 52 France 0.2179 compare
  12. 52 Germany 0.2179 compare
  13. 52 Greece 0.2179 compare
  14. 52 Ireland 0.2179 compare
  15. 52 Italy 0.2179 compare
  16. 52 Japan 0.2179 compare
  17. 52 Luxembourg 0.2179 compare
  18. 52 Netherlands 0.2179 compare
  19. 52 New Zealand 0.2179 compare
  20. 52 Norway 0.2179 compare
  21. 52 Portugal 0.2179 compare
  22. 52 Spain 0.2179 compare
  23. 52 United Kingdom 0.2179 compare
  24. 52 United States 0.2179 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sweden?
Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Sweden was 0.2179 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.2377 in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2179 in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
Sweden ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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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Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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