Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Laos
Laos: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 32.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos is 32.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos peaked at 38.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2003.
Laos ranks 153rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19.8% | — |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -47.8% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +162.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 32.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 32.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +162.6% | 7.7% | 20.3% |
| 2006 | +53.5% | 15.8% | 24.2% |
| 2003 | -47.8% | 14.8% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 7.7% | 26.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 26.1% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.8% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos was 32.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2003.
- How does Laos rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Laos ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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