Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Japan
Japan: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Japan, 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
Japan recorded 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for regulatory quality - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Japan peaked at 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.
That places Japan 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 0.3837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Japan
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.925 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 82.98 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 76.38 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Japan?
- Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Japan was 1.33 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.