Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United States of America

United States of America: Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for was 81.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
81.8%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
24th
of 206 countries
All-time high
90.0%
in 2000
All-time low
80.6%
in 2020
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United States of America, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 82.51998: 85.82000: 902002: 88.52003: 87.62004: 87.52005: 88.52006: 87.52007: 852008: 85.22009: 81.72010: 82.42011: 82.52012: 83.22013: 82.42014: 80.72015: 80.82016: 82.72017: 84.32018: 83.92019: 822020: 80.62021: 83.62022: 83.52023: 832024: 81.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United States of America stood at 81.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United States of America peaked at 90.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2020.

United States of America ranks 24th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in United States of America, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 82.5%
1998 85.8% +4.1%
2000 90.0% +4.9%
2002 88.5% -1.7%
2003 87.6% -1.0%
2004 87.5% -0.1%
2005 88.5% +1.1%
2006 87.5% -1.2%
2007 85.0% -2.8%
2008 85.2% +0.2%
2009 81.7% -4.0%
2010 82.4% +0.8%
2011 82.5% +0.1%
2012 83.2% +0.9%
2013 82.4% -1.0%
2014 80.7% -2.0%
2015 80.8% +0.1%
2016 82.7% +2.3%
2017 84.3% +1.9%
2018 83.9% -0.5%
2019 82.0% -2.2%
2020 80.6% -1.7%
2021 83.6% +3.6%
2022 83.5% -0.1%
2023 83.0% -0.5%
2024 81.8% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.2% 82.5% 85.8% 2
2000s 86.8% 81.7% 90.0% 9
2010s 82.5% 80.7% 84.3% 10
2020s 82.5% 80.6% 83.6% 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 21 Iceland 82.1% compare
  2. 22 Estonia 82.0% compare
  3. 23 Canada 81.9% compare
  4. 25 Austria 81.8% compare
  5. 26 Japan 81.4% compare
  6. 27 San Marino 81.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United States of America?
Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in United States of America was 81.8% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2020.
How does United States of America rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
United States of America ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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