Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Bhutan
Bhutan: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 58.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan is 58.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan peaked at 58.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 54th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.1% | — |
| 1998 | 40.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 58.6% | +4.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 58.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 58.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 40.8% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 40.8% | 51.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 52.0% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.5% | 58.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 51 Malta 60.3% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 60.0% compare
- 53 Seychelles 59.1% compare
- 55 China 57.7% compare
- 56 Slovakia 57.3% compare
- 57 American Samoa 56.8% compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan was 58.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Bhutan ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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