Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Eswatini
Eswatini: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 49.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini stood at 49.6%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini peaked at 60.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 150th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.7% | — |
| 1998 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -1.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 49.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.8%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 49.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 59.7% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 52.5% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 53.9% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 49.6% | 53.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini was 49.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Eswatini ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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