Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Barbados
Barbados: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 69.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
69.1%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
61st
of 206 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2000
All-time low
69.1%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Barbados is 69.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Barbados peaked at 90.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2019.
That places Barbados 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 90.7% | — |
| 1998 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.1% | -1.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 69.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 88% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 69.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 90.7% | 90.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 75.2% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 69.1% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 69.1% | 70.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Barbados?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Barbados was 69.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Barbados ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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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