Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Australia
Australia: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 90.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
94.7%
in 2012
All-time low
80.5%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Australia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Australia recorded 90.4% for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Australia peaked at 94.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1996.
Australia ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 80.5% | — |
| 1998 | 84.9% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 90.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 90.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 80.5% | 84.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 89.3% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 91.2% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 90.4% | 93.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 New Zealand 93.6% compare
- 4 Switzerland 91.2% compare
- 5 Denmark 90.8% compare
- 7 Liechtenstein 90.2% compare
- 8 Luxembourg 89.9% compare
- 9 Finland 89.8% compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Australia?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Australia was 90.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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