Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in South Korea
South Korea: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
39th
of 206 countries
All-time high
79.1%
in 2022
All-time low
66.0%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Korea stood at 78.3%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Korea peaked at 79.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1998.
South Korea ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 68.1% | — |
| 1998 | 66.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 71.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 78.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 100% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 78.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 66.0% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 70.5% | 77.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 75.7% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 77.3% | 79.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Korea?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Korea was 78.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- South Korea ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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