Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: 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 United Kingdom, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom is 0.2179, measured in 2025. 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 United Kingdom peaked at 0.2377 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2179, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.2179 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom'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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 United Kingdom
- 49 Armenia 0.2228 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 0.2228 compare
- 51 Cape Verde 0.2184 compare
- 52 Australia 0.2179 compare
- 52 Austria 0.2179 compare
- 52 Belgium 0.2179 compare
- 52 Canada 0.2179 compare
- 52 Cyprus 0.2179 compare
- 52 Denmark 0.2179 compare
- 52 Finland 0.2179 compare
- 52 France 0.2179 compare
- 52 Germany 0.2179 compare
- 52 Greece 0.2179 compare
- 52 Ireland 0.2179 compare
- 52 Italy 0.2179 compare
- 52 Japan 0.2179 compare
- 52 Luxembourg 0.2179 compare
- 52 Netherlands 0.2179 compare
- 52 New Zealand 0.2179 compare
- 52 Norway 0.2179 compare
- 52 Portugal 0.2179 compare
- 52 Spain 0.2179 compare
- 52 Sweden 0.2179 compare
- 52 United States 0.2179 compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom was 0.2179 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2377 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2179 in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- United Kingdom ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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