Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Chile

Chile: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2009
All-time low
0.9124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Chile, 1996–2025

00.511.51996201020251996: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.924 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.958 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.932 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.912 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.929 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: 1 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 government effectiveness - governance estimate in Chile is 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Chile peaked at 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2021.

That places Chile 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Chile, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.8%
2000 0.9579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.7%
2002 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.7%
2003 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.6%
2004 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2005 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +13.3%
2006 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2007 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2008 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2009 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.3%
2010 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.4%
2011 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.4%
2012 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.7%
2013 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.3%
2014 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.8%
2015 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.9%
2016 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.9%
2017 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2018 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.0%
2019 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2020 0.9319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.8%
2021 0.9124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2022 0.9289 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.8%
2023 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.3%
2024 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.8%
2025 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.8%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 99% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.043 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 24.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.9726 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 35 United Arab Emirates 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 36 Slovenia 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 37 Cayman Islands 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 39 Portugal 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 40 Qatar 0.9959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 41 Malaysia 0.9567 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Chile?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Chile was 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
How does Chile rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Chile ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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 Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - 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
206 places, 5,392 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. 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.