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
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan, 1996–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Singapore 88.5% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 83.9% compare
- 4 Denmark 81.4% compare
- 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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