Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Yemen

Yemen: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
195th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.4134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
-1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2020
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Yemen, 1996–2024

-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.51996201020241996: -0.663 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.642 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.804 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.835 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.716 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.552 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.532 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.495 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.459 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.413 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.699 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.837 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.867 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.6 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 Yemen is -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Yemen peaked at -0.4134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2020.

That places Yemen 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.7543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4588 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 192 Haiti -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 193 Iran -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 194 Afghanistan -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 196 Sudan -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 197 Turkmenistan -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 198 Somalia -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Yemen?
Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Yemen was -1.58 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was -0.4134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
How does Yemen rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Yemen ranks 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen 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

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
Last refreshed

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.