Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Iraq
Iraq: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Iraq peaked at -0.9193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Iraq 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Iraq
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.695 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 33.59 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 38.97 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 30.63 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Iraq?
- Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Iraq was -1.03 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.