Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Latvia
Latvia: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 62.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Latvia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Latvia is 62.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Latvia peaked at 63.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1996.
That places Latvia 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.9% | — |
| 1998 | 38.1% | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 62.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 62.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +41.7% | 26.9% | 38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 26.9% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 41.1% | 53.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 55.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 59.8% | 63.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Latvia?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Latvia was 62.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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