Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Portugal
Portugal: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 71.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Portugal, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Portugal stood at 71.3%. 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 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Portugal peaked at 84.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 79.5% | — |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 80.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 71.3% | -2.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 71.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 91% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 71.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.1%, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 79.5% | 83.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 80.6% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 73.2% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 71.3% | 76.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Portugal?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Portugal was 71.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Portugal ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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