Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in China
China: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 57.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in China, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in China stood at 57.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in China peaked at 59.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2000.
China ranks 55th 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.0% | — |
| 1998 | 33.7% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 57.7% | -2.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 57.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 57.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +25.3% | 42.6% | 53.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 33.7% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 32.7% | 42.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 42.6% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 54.0% | 59.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 52 Saudi Arabia 60.0% compare
- 53 Seychelles 59.1% compare
- 54 Bhutan 58.6% compare
- 56 Slovakia 57.3% compare
- 57 American Samoa 56.8% compare
- 58 San Marino 56.8% compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in China?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in China was 57.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- How does China rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- China ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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