Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was 0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 720.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Kuwait peaked at 0.4485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.5038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Kuwait 63rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | -0.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4106 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0651 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1356 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Kuwait
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.852 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.2308 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 60.94 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 44.28 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 70.92 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Kuwait?
- Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Kuwait was 0.4035 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Kuwait ranks 63rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 720.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.