Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malawi

Malawi: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.3%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
155th
of 206 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2014
All-time low
21.2%
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malawi, 1996–2024

01020301996201020241996: 24.71998: 29.92000: 302002: 23.12003: 21.22004: 25.52005: 26.42006: 28.12007: 29.22008: 32.12009: 34.12010: 34.32011: 33.52012: 33.62013: 34.22014: 34.72015: 33.92016: 33.42017: 342018: 332019: 322020: 30.72021: 32.12022: 30.32023: 30.52024: 31.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malawi stood at 31.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malawi peaked at 34.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2003.

Malawi ranks 155th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.3% 24.7% 29.9% 2
2000s 27.7% 21.2% 34.1% 9
2010s 33.7% 32.0% 34.7% 10
2020s 31.0% 30.3% 32.1% 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 152 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 32.2% compare
  2. 153 Kiribati 32.1% compare
  3. 154 Mozambique 31.5% compare
  4. 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare
  5. 157 Mauritania 30.6% compare
  6. 158 Sao Tome and Principe 30.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malawi?
Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malawi was 31.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2003.
How does Malawi rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Malawi ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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