Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Japan
Japan: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 86.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
86.7%
in 2024
All-time low
67.1%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan stood at 86.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan peaked at 86.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, 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 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 67.1% | — |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 86.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 86.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 67.1% | 68.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 70.3% | 73.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 71.6% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 79.6% | 86.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Singapore 87.7% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 85.4% compare
- 4 Denmark 85.1% compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.8% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
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 86.2% in 2025, 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 86.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% 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 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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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