Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in India
India: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 55.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.5%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
61st
of 206 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 2019
All-time low
32.4%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in India, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
India recorded 55.5% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in India peaked at 56.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
That places India 61st 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37.8% | — |
| 1998 | 34.2% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 55.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 55.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 34.2% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 32.4% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 47.1% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 52.2% | 55.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in India?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in India was 55.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does India rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- India ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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