Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in North Korea
North Korea: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 16.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in North Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in North Korea stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in North Korea peaked at 16.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
That places North Korea 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 4.1% | — |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +138.1% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +82.7% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -52.7% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +84.7% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 16.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 16.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 36% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +138.1% | 3.9% | 9.2% |
| 2014 | +84.7% | 7.2% | 13.3% |
| 2010 | +82.7% | 8.4% | 15.4% |
| 2012 | -52.7% | 15.2% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 7.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 12.8% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 188 Turkmenistan 19.4% compare
- 189 Equatorial Guinea 19.1% compare
- 190 Mali 18.1% compare
- 192 Venezuela 16.4% compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
- 194 Palestine 15.6% compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 91.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 245.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in North Korea?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in North Korea was 16.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does North Korea rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- North Korea ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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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