Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Malta
Malta: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 69.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
69.0%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
62nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
86.3%
in 2008
All-time low
69.0%
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Malta, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 69.0% for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Malta peaked at 86.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2025.
That places Malta 62nd 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 73.7% | — |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 69.0% | -2.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 69.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 88% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 69.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 73.7% | 80.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 81.6% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 78.1% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 69.0% | 82.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 59 Costa Rica 70.6% compare
- 60 North Macedonia 69.4% compare
- 61 Barbados 69.1% compare
- 63 Spain 68.9% compare
- 64 Greece 68.8% compare
- 65 Seychelles 68.6% compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Malta?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Malta was 69.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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