Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Austria
Austria: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Austria, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
In 2024, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Austria stood at 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Austria peaked at 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2015.
That places Austria 21st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Austria
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.93 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 85.84 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 81.45 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 74.29 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Austria?
- Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Austria was 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Austria ranks 21st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.