Regulatory Quality in Namibia

Namibia: Regulatory Quality was 0.1683 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1683 standard error
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
21st
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3222 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1622 standard error
in 2009
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Regulatory Quality in Namibia, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.322 standard error1998: 0.266 standard error2000: 0.244 standard error2002: 0.204 standard error2003: 0.178 standard error2004: 0.173 standard error2005: 0.165 standard error2006: 0.179 standard error2007: 0.178 standard error2008: 0.18 standard error2009: 0.162 standard error2010: 0.17 standard error2011: 0.168 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality in Namibia is 0.1683 standard error, measured in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Namibia peaked at 0.3222 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1622 standard error, in 2009.

Namibia ranks 21st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.294 standard error 0.2658 standard error 0.3222 standard error 2
2000s 0.1849 standard error 0.1622 standard error 0.2438 standard error 9
2010s 0.1691 standard error 0.1683 standard error 0.1698 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 18 Guinea 0.1708 standard error compare
  2. 18 Liberia 0.1708 standard error compare
  3. 18 Sierra Leone 0.1708 standard error compare
  4. 21 Algeria 0.1683 standard error compare
  5. 23 Malawi 0.1678 standard error compare
  6. 24 Central African Republic 0.1673 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality in Namibia?
Regulatory quality in Namibia was 0.1683 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3222 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1622 standard error in 2009.
How does Namibia rank for regulatory quality?
Namibia ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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

Indicator
Regulatory Quality (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

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.