Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Samoa
Samoa: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 62.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
62.9%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
88th
of 206 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2003
All-time low
60.6%
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Samoa, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Samoa is 62.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Samoa peaked at 69.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2022.
That places Samoa 88th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 68.9% | — |
| 1998 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 62.9% | +2.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 62.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 62.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 68.9% | 69.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 61.1% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 61.3% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.6% | 62.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Samoa?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Samoa was 62.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Samoa ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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