Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 47.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria stood at 47.9%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria peaked at 48.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 91st of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.1% | — |
| 1998 | 33.7% | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 47.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 74% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 47.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +29.3% | 26.1% | 33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 26.1% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 35.9% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 41.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 45.9% | 47.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 88 Jamaica 48.4% compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 48.3% compare
- 90 North Macedonia 48.1% compare
- 92 Jordan 47.6% compare
- 93 Namibia 47.6% compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 47.3% compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria was 47.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Bulgaria ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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