Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Mali
Mali: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali is 18.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali peaked at 34.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
That places Mali 190th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.8% | — |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +142.6% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | -1.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 18.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 18.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +142.6% | 10.6% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 10.6% | 34.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.1% | 22.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 187 Burundi 19.8% compare
- 188 Turkmenistan 19.4% compare
- 189 Equatorial Guinea 19.1% compare
- 191 North Korea 16.7% compare
- 192 Venezuela 16.4% compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali was 18.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Mali ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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