Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 38.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Zimbabwe, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 38.0% for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Zimbabwe peaked at 41.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.1% | — |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -1.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 38.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.8%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 38.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory Quality: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -27.4% | 41.3% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.1% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 22.9% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 29.2% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 36.6% | 38.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 185 Bolivia 40.1% compare
- 186 Belarus 39.8% compare
- 187 Guinea-Bissau 39.5% compare
- 189 Central African Republic 37.9% compare
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 37.4% compare
- 191 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.4% compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Zimbabwe?
- Regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Zimbabwe was 38.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Zimbabwe ranks 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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