Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Botswana
Botswana: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 67.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana stood at 67.0%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana peaked at 77.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2025.
Botswana ranks 70th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 71.3% | — |
| 1998 | 77.5% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 67.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 67.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 71.3% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 72.7% | 77.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 68.8% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Botswana was 67.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Botswana ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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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