Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Mauritania
Mauritania: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 47.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Mauritania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Mauritania is 47.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Mauritania peaked at 72.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 55.6% | — |
| 1998 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 47.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.8%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 47.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 55.6% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 48.9% | 72.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 44.2% | 47.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Mauritania?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Mauritania was 47.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Mauritania ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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