Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga
Tonga: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2852 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2852
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4978
in 2004
All-time low
0.2852
in 2024
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2852 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga peaked at 0.4978 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2852, in 2024.
That places Tonga 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4978 | — |
| 2005 | 0.3385 | -32.0% |
| 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 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2859 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3079 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2852 | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2852 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.2852 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.2852 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2229, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3512 | 0.2859 | 0.4978 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2859 | 0.2859 | 0.2859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2893 | 0.2852 | 0.3079 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 24 Grenada 0.2931 compare
- 25 Liechtenstein 0.2867 compare
- 26 Solomon Islands 0.2852 compare
- 26 Vanuatu 0.2852 compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 0.281 compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga was 0.2852 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4978 in 2004.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2852 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Tonga ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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