Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Guyana
Guyana: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 46.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46.7%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2025
All-time low
34.1%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Guyana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 46.7% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Guyana peaked at 46.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1996.
That places Guyana 97th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34.1% | — |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | +6.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 46.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 72% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 46.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.2%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 34.1% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 37.2% | 45.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 43.6% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 40.2% | 46.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 94 Saint Lucia 47.3% compare
- 95 Azerbaijan 47.1% compare
- 96 Kazakhstan 47.0% compare
- 98 United States Virgin Islands 46.3% compare
- 99 Turkey 45.6% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 45.4% compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Guyana?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Guyana was 46.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1996.
- How does Guyana rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Guyana ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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