Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Ireland
Ireland: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 78.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 206 countries
All-time high
79.0%
in 2022
All-time low
67.0%
in 2010
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ireland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ireland is 78.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ireland peaked at 79.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 73.4% | — |
| 1998 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 78.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 78.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 73.4% | 73.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 69.9% | 77.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 67.0% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 71.6% | 79.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ireland?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ireland was 78.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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