Regulatory Quality in Zambia
Zambia: Regulatory Quality was 0.1617 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Zambia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1617 standard error for regulatory quality 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 Zambia peaked at 0.3222 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1617 standard error, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 34th 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.
Regulatory Quality in Zambia, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3222 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2658 standard error | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2438 standard error | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2098 standard error | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1783 standard error | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1734 standard error | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1708 standard error | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1755 standard error | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1735 standard error | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1717 standard error | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1622 standard error | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1618 standard error | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1617 standard error | -0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1617 standard error is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.163 standard error, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1617 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1645 standard error, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.294 standard error | 0.2658 standard error | 0.3222 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1844 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 Zambia
- 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 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 Zimbabwe 0.1617 standard error compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- 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)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Zambia?
- Regulatory quality in Zambia was 0.1617 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3222 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 standard error in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for regulatory quality?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.