Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Brunei
Brunei: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 62.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
62.1%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
46th
of 206 countries
All-time high
65.5%
in 2021
All-time low
48.0%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei is 62.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei peaked at 65.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2004.
That places Brunei 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 53.3% | — |
| 1998 | 49.0% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 62.1% | +3.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 62.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 62.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 49.0% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 48.0% | 58.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 57.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 60.2% | 65.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei was 62.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2004.
- How does Brunei rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Brunei ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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