Regulatory Quality in Somalia
Somalia: Regulatory Quality was 0.2155 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Somalia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality in Somalia is 0.2155 standard error, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Somalia peaked at 0.4483 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1932 standard error, in 2005.
That places Somalia 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4159 standard error | 0.3835 standard error | 0.4483 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2348 standard error | 0.1932 standard error | 0.3471 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2134 standard error | 0.2114 standard error | 0.2155 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 2 Comoros 0.2138 standard error compare
- 3 Seychelles 0.2119 standard error compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 0.2076 standard error compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Somalia?
- Regulatory quality in Somalia was 0.2155 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4483 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1932 standard error in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for regulatory quality?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.