Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Bahrain
Bahrain: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 53.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
53.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 206 countries
All-time high
54.7%
in 2021
All-time low
47.2%
in 2012
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahrain, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahrain stood at 53.5%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahrain peaked at 54.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2012.
That places Bahrain 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.4% | — |
| 1998 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 53.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 82% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 53.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.4%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 47.6% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 47.2% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 48.7% | 54.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 65 Albania 54.3% compare
- 66 Fiji 53.7% compare
- 67 Montenegro 53.7% compare
- 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.4% compare
- 70 Rwanda 53.2% compare
- 71 Costa Rica 53.0% compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahrain?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahrain was 53.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2012.
- How does Bahrain rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Bahrain ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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