Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Ghana
Ghana: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -0.0899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Ghana, 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
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ghana is -0.0899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ghana peaked at 0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.
Ghana ranks 101st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6421 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3021 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.2807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.1116 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1519 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1281 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.628 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.89 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2043 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 60.43 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.0115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ghana?
- Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Ghana was -0.0899 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Ghana ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.