Regulatory Quality in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Regulatory Quality was 0.1617 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Zimbabwe, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality in Zimbabwe is 0.1617 standard error, measured in 2011. 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 Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2929 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1617 standard error, in 2011.
Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2929 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2452 standard error | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2203 standard error | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2036 standard error | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1783 standard error | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1734 standard error | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1652 standard error | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1715 standard error | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1701 standard error | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1685 standard error | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1622 standard error | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1618 standard error | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1617 standard error | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe'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)
- Zimbabwe'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 | 0.269 standard error | 0.2452 standard error | 0.2929 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 Zimbabwe
- 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 Zambia 0.1617 standard error compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (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 (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Zimbabwe?
- Regulatory quality in Zimbabwe was 0.1617 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2929 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 standard error in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for regulatory quality?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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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.