Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in South Korea
South Korea: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 75.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.7%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
17th
of 206 countries
All-time high
77.1%
in 2021
All-time low
50.2%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea stood at 75.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea peaked at 77.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1998.
That places South Korea 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.1% | — |
| 1998 | 50.2% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 75.7% | +2.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 75.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 75.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.6% | 50.2% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 56.5% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 68.7% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 73.6% | 77.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea was 75.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- South Korea ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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