Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Palau
Palau: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 76.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau, 2008–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Palau recorded 76.5% for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau peaked at 76.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2009.
Palau ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 67.1% | — |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 76.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 97% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 76.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 67.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 75.8% | 76.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau was 76.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Palau ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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