Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan

Japan: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.4%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2024
All-time low
65.2%
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 65.21998: 66.22000: 70.52002: 68.82003: 68.52004: 68.92005: 70.62006: 71.72007: 68.62008: 68.52009: 69.22010: 69.32011: 69.32012: 692013: 71.62014: 77.92015: 76.62016: 78.72017: 76.72018: 78.92019: 79.12020: 78.52021: 75.52022: 83.22023: 82.42024: 84.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan stood at 84.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1996.

Japan ranks 2nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Japan, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 65.2%
1998 66.2% +1.6%
2000 70.5% +6.5%
2002 68.8% -2.5%
2003 68.5% -0.3%
2004 68.9% +0.5%
2005 70.6% +2.5%
2006 71.7% +1.6%
2007 68.6% -4.4%
2008 68.5% -0.1%
2009 69.2% +1.0%
2010 69.3% +0.2%
2011 69.3% -0.0%
2012 69.0% -0.5%
2013 71.6% +3.9%
2014 77.9% +8.7%
2015 76.6% -1.7%
2016 78.7% +2.7%
2017 76.7% -2.5%
2018 78.9% +2.8%
2019 79.1% +0.3%
2020 78.5% -0.8%
2021 75.5% -3.8%
2022 83.2% +10.2%
2023 82.4% -1.0%
2024 84.4% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.7% 65.2% 66.2% 2
2000s 69.5% 68.5% 71.7% 9
2010s 74.7% 69.0% 79.1% 10
2020s 80.8% 75.5% 84.4% 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 Singapore 88.5% compare
  2. 3 Luxembourg 83.9% compare
  3. 4 Denmark 81.4% compare
  4. 5 New Zealand 79.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan?
Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan was 84.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1996.
How does Japan rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Japan ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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