Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Gambia
Gambia: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 37.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
135th
of 206 countries
All-time high
38.3%
in 2023
All-time low
25.3%
in 2006
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Gambia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Gambia is 37.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Gambia peaked at 38.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2006.
That places Gambia 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 27.3% | — |
| 1998 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 37.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 37.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.2% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.3% | 34.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.3% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 36.5% | 38.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Gambia?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Gambia was 37.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Gambia ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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