Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 86.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
86.8%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 2006
All-time low
86.8%
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United Kingdom, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United Kingdom stood at 86.8%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United Kingdom peaked at 97.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 93.3% | — |
| 1998 | 94.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 86.8% | -1.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 86.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 86.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.1%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.1% | 93.3% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 89.6% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.1% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 86.8% | 90.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United Kingdom?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United Kingdom was 86.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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