Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
76th
of 206 countries
All-time high
52.1%
in 2012
All-time low
42.1%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 42.21998: 42.12000: 44.82002: 47.12003: 472004: 48.82005: 48.12006: 472007: 48.52008: 49.12009: 51.52010: 51.52011: 50.82012: 52.12013: 49.92014: 50.52015: 50.42016: 49.52017: 49.82018: 50.22019: 49.32020: 47.72021: 48.62022: 46.12023: 50.32024: 49.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 49.4% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica peaked at 52.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1998.

Costa Rica ranks 76th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Costa Rica, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 42.2%
1998 42.1% -0.2%
2000 44.8% +6.3%
2002 47.1% +5.3%
2003 47.0% -0.3%
2004 48.8% +3.8%
2005 48.1% -1.4%
2006 47.0% -2.4%
2007 48.5% +3.2%
2008 49.1% +1.3%
2009 51.5% +5.0%
2010 51.5% +0.0%
2011 50.8% -1.5%
2012 52.1% +2.7%
2013 49.9% -4.2%
2014 50.5% +1.1%
2015 50.4% -0.3%
2016 49.5% -1.7%
2017 49.8% +0.7%
2018 50.2% +0.7%
2019 49.3% -1.9%
2020 47.7% -3.1%
2021 48.6% +1.9%
2022 46.1% -5.2%
2023 50.3% +9.1%
2024 49.4% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.2% 42.1% 42.2% 2
2000s 48.0% 44.8% 51.5% 9
2010s 50.4% 49.3% 52.1% 10
2020s 48.4% 46.1% 50.3% 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 73 Montenegro 50.4% compare
  2. 74 Senegal 50.0% compare
  3. 75 Albania 49.9% compare
  4. 77 Samoa 49.2% compare
  5. 78 Thailand 49.1% compare
  6. 79 Republic of Moldova 48.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica?
Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica was 49.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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