Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Finland
Finland: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 84.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
84.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2002
All-time low
78.7%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Finland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Finland is 84.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Finland peaked at 90.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1996.
Finland ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78.7% | — |
| 1998 | 83.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 86.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 84.7% | +3.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 84.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 84.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 78.7% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 81.8% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 83.5% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.0% | 88.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 3 Luxembourg 85.4% compare
- 4 Denmark 85.1% compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.8% compare
- 7 New Zealand 82.7% compare
- 8 Norway 82.2% compare
- 9 Sweden 82.2% compare
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Finland?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Finland was 84.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1996.
- How does Finland rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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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