Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq
Iraq: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 23.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq stood at 23.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq peaked at 23.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
Iraq ranks 182nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.4% | — |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +2185.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -79.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +107.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +82.9% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +105.6% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +44.8% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | +10.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 23.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 55% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 23.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.4%, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq 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 | +2185.0% | 0.4% | 10.1% |
| 2006 | +107.2% | 2.1% | 4.4% |
| 2008 | +105.6% | 8.0% | 16.5% |
| 1998 | -100.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 14.9% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq was 23.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Iraq ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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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