Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Malaysia
Malaysia: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 64.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malaysia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malaysia is 64.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malaysia peaked at 64.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 39th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 58.1% | — |
| 1998 | 57.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 64.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 64.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 57.5% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 58.7% | 61.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 61.4% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 60.5% | 64.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malaysia?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malaysia was 64.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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