Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Zimbabwe peaked at -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 182nd of 204 countries on this measure, 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 | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.598 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 36.12 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 34.8 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 48.52 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Zimbabwe?
- Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Zimbabwe was -1.18 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 182nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.