Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 33.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia is 33.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia peaked at 37.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 148th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.9% | — |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +73.4% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +5.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 33.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 33.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +73.4% | 13.6% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 11.8% | 35.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 31.6% | 35.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia was 33.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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