Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Libya
Libya: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
195th
of 206 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2012
All-time low
9.5%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Libya recorded 14.4% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya peaked at 21.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
Libya ranks 195th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.3% | — |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -31.8% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +35.3% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 14.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 33% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 14.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.4%, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 11.8% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.0% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 10.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 9.5% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya was 14.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Libya ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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