Regulatory Quality in Nigeria
Nigeria: Regulatory Quality was 0.1617 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Nigeria, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, regulatory quality in Nigeria stood at 0.1617 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Nigeria peaked at 0.3222 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1617 standard error, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 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 | 0.1792 standard error | 0.1622 standard error | 0.2203 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1617 standard error | 0.1617 standard error | 0.1618 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 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 Kenya 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 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 Nigeria
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3216 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3105 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4187 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 860.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Nigeria?
- Regulatory quality in Nigeria was 0.1617 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3222 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 standard error in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for regulatory quality?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.