Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Madagascar

Madagascar: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 28.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
28.0%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
170th
of 206 countries
All-time high
37.4%
in 2008
All-time low
18.9%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar, 1996–2025

0102030401996201020251996: 19.11998: 18.92000: 18.92002: 29.62003: 25.52004: 31.82005: 34.32006: 33.82007: 36.32008: 37.42009: 36.82010: 31.92011: 30.72012: 272013: 26.92014: 25.92015: 26.12016: 29.82017: 29.92018: 28.72019: 29.12020: 28.32021: 27.42022: 27.92023: 27.32024: 28.72025: 28

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar is 28.0%, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar peaked at 37.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2000.

That places Madagascar 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Madagascar, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 19.1% —
1998 18.9% -0.9%
2000 18.9% -0.1%
2002 29.6% +56.8%
2003 25.5% -14.0%
2004 31.8% +24.9%
2005 34.3% +7.7%
2006 33.8% -1.5%
2007 36.3% +7.6%
2008 37.4% +2.9%
2009 36.8% -1.6%
2010 31.9% -13.2%
2011 30.7% -4.0%
2012 27.0% -12.0%
2013 26.9% -0.3%
2014 25.9% -3.6%
2015 26.1% +0.5%
2016 29.8% +14.4%
2017 29.9% +0.2%
2018 28.7% -3.9%
2019 29.1% +1.4%
2020 28.3% -2.9%
2021 27.4% -3.3%
2022 27.9% +2.1%
2023 27.3% -2.2%
2024 28.7% +5.1%
2025 28.0% -2.4%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 28.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 28.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Madagascar 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +56.8% 18.9% 29.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.0% 18.9% 19.1% 2
2000s 31.6% 18.9% 37.4% 9
2010s 28.6% 25.9% 31.9% 10
2020s 27.9% 27.3% 28.7% 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 167 Tuvalu 28.5% compare
  2. 168 Niger 28.2% compare
  3. 169 Zimbabwe 28.0% compare
  4. 171 Eswatini 27.8% compare
  5. 172 Guinea 27.5% compare
  6. 173 Belarus 27.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar?
Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar was 28.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
How does Madagascar rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Madagascar ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,392 data points, 1996–2025
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