Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia
Zambia: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1579 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1579
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
192nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 1996
All-time low
0.1579
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1579 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is 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 Zambia peaked at 0.268 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1579, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.268 | — |
| 1998 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2316 | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2231 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1792 | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1682 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1608 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.158 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1615 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.158 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1579 | -0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1579 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1887, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1579 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1615, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1936 | 0.1682 | 0.268 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1603 | 0.158 | 0.1682 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1586 | 0.1579 | 0.1615 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 192 Cameroon 0.1579 compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1579 compare
- 192 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1579 compare
- 192 Gambia 0.1579 compare
- 192 Liberia 0.1579 compare
- 192 Malawi 0.1579 compare
- 192 Mali 0.1579 compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.1579 compare
- 192 Senegal 0.1579 compare
- 192 Sierra Leone 0.1579 compare
- 192 Tanzania 0.1579 compare
- 192 Zimbabwe 0.1579 compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia was 0.1579 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1579 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Zambia ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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