Regulatory Quality in Kenya
Kenya: Regulatory Quality was 0.1617 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Kenya, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality in Kenya is 0.1617 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Kenya peaked at 0.3222 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1617 standard error, in 2011.
That places Kenya 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.294 standard error | 0.2658 standard error | 0.3222 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1825 standard error | 0.1622 standard error | 0.2438 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1617 standard error | 0.1617 standard error | 0.1618 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 34 Angola 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Botswana 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Cameroon 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Egypt 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Ethiopia 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Ghana 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Madagascar 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Mali 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Nigeria 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Senegal 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Tanzania 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Tunisia 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Uganda 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Zambia 0.1617 standard error compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0.1617 standard error compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.09 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7428 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7503 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5834 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 267.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Kenya?
- Regulatory quality in Kenya was 0.1617 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3222 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 standard error in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for regulatory quality?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Regulatory Quality (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.REGL.LA.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.