Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Lesotho
Lesotho: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
51.9%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
139th
of 206 countries
All-time high
60.9%
in 2002
All-time low
48.7%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 51.9% for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Lesotho peaked at 60.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 139th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 56.9% | — |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | -1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 51.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.8%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 51.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 56.9% | 57.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 49.3% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 50.4% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 48.7% | 52.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Lesotho?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Lesotho was 51.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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