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Regulatory Quality by African country

2025

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for regulatory quality, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
−0.70population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Mauritius · 0.93Lowest in 2025Eritrea · −2.11Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — −0.49Democratic Republic of the Congo — −1.31Somalia — −1.70Kenya — −0.37Sudan — −1.74Chad — −1.10South Africa — −0.07Lesotho — −0.49Zimbabwe — −1.28Botswana — 0.35Namibia — 0.07Senegal — −0.26Mali — −0.81Mauritania — −0.72Benin — −0.30Niger — −0.77Nigeria — −0.65Cameroon — −0.79Togo — −0.48Ghana — −0.18Cote d'Ivoire — −0.17Guinea — −0.95Guinea-Bissau — −1.23Liberia — −0.87Sierra Leone — −1.10Burkina Faso — −0.63Central African Republic — −1.31Republic of the Congo — −1.20Gabon — −0.73Equatorial Guinea — −1.43Zambia — −0.45Malawi — −0.59Mozambique — −0.76Eswatini — −0.68Angola — −0.74Burundi — −0.87Madagascar — −0.83Gambia — −0.64Tunisia — −0.52Algeria — −0.79Eritrea — −2.11Morocco — −0.02Egypt — −0.46Libya — −1.66Ethiopia — −0.73Djibouti — −0.87Uganda — −0.59Rwanda — 0.25South Sudan — −1.92Nigeria −0.65Nigeria −0.65Ethiopia −0.73Ethiopia −0.73Kenya −0.37Kenya −0.37South Africa −0.07South Africa −0.072025HIGHEST IN 2025Mauritiusnot drawn0.93Botswana0.35Seychellesnot drawn0.31Rwanda0.25Namibia0.07LOWEST IN 2025Eritrea−2.11South Sudan−1.92Sudan−1.74Somalia−1.70Libya−1.66PINNEDEthiopia−0.7328 of 54Kenya−0.3713 of 54Nigeria−0.6524 of 54South Africa−0.078 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn0.01Comorosnot drawn−1.14Sao Tome and Principenot drawn−0.94estimate · quintiles of the observed range−2.1−1.2−0.8−0.6−0.30.9no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries−0.07
Western Africa16 of 16 countries−0.59
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries−0.70
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries−0.73
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries−1.11
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure−0.70

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for regulatory quality, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitestimate
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1996–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Regulatory Quality". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/regulatory-quality
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=regulatory_quality_estimate&year=2025&limit=100

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Regulatory Quality: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryRegulatory QualityPeriod
1Mauritius0.932025
2Botswana0.352025
3Seychelles0.312025
4Rwanda0.252025
5Namibia0.072025
6Cabo Verde0.012025
7Morocco-0.022025
8South Africa-0.072025
9Cote d'Ivoire-0.172025
10Ghana-0.182025
11Senegal-0.262025
12Benin-0.32025
13Kenya-0.372025
14Zambia-0.452025
15Egypt-0.462025
16Togo-0.482025
17Lesotho-0.492025
18Tanzania-0.492025
19Tunisia-0.522025
20Malawi-0.592025
21Uganda-0.592025
22Burkina Faso-0.632025
23Gambia-0.642025
24Nigeria-0.652025
25Eswatini-0.682025
26Mauritania-0.722025
27Gabon-0.732025
28Ethiopia-0.732025
29Angola-0.742025
30Mozambique-0.762025
31Niger-0.772025
32Cameroon-0.792025
33Algeria-0.792025
34Mali-0.812025
35Madagascar-0.832025
36Liberia-0.872025
37Burundi-0.872025
38Djibouti-0.872025
39Sao Tome and Principe-0.942025
40Guinea-0.952025
41Sierra Leone-1.12025
42Chad-1.12025
43Comoros-1.142025
44Republic of the Congo-1.22025
45Guinea-Bissau-1.232025
46Zimbabwe-1.282025
47Central African Republic-1.312025
48Democratic Republic of the Congo-1.312025
49Equatorial Guinea-1.432025
50Libya-1.662025
51Somalia-1.72025
52Sudan-1.742025
53South Sudan-1.922025
54Eritrea-2.112025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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