Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Italy
Italy: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 63.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
63.9%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
40th
of 206 countries
All-time high
63.9%
in 2025
All-time low
48.3%
in 2007
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Italy, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Italy recorded 63.9% 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Italy peaked at 63.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2007.
Italy ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.9% | — |
| 1998 | 56.7% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 63.9% | +2.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 63.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 98% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Italy's 63.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.3% | 56.7% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 48.3% | 60.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 52.0% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 57.1% | 63.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Italy?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Italy was 63.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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