Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Hungary
Hungary: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Hungary, 1996–2025
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
Hungary recorded 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Hungary peaked at 0.9317 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 67th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 0.8018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9317 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7628 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.694 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4742 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6005 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5508 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7497 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6938 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -30.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 45% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 57% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9317 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4742 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7497 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Hungary?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Hungary was 0.4699 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9317 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Hungary ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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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About this data
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.