Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Panama
Panama: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 59.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Panama, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Panama recorded 59.2% for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Panama peaked at 72.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2025.
That places Panama 104th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66.4% | — |
| 1998 | 72.5% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 59.2% | -0.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 59.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 75% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 59.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.8%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 66.4% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 65.4% | 71.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 67.4% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 59.2% | 66.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Panama?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Panama was 59.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Panama ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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