Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Burundi

Burundi: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
166th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
All-time low
-1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Burundi, 1996–2024

-1.8-1.6-1.4-1.2-1-0.81996201020241996: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.975 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.926 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.975 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.877 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.893 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.854 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.976 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.926 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.883 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

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

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance estimate in Burundi is -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Burundi peaked at -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

Burundi ranks 166th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.9286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.9268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 163 Angola -0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 164 Mauritania -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 165 Pakistan -0.7928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 167 Ethiopia -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 168 Liberia -0.8418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 169 Djibouti -0.8528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Burundi?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Burundi was -0.8139 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 Burundi?
The highest recorded value was -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Burundi rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Burundi ranks 166th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,143 data points, 1996–2024
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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.