Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Malta
Malta: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 60.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
60.3%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
51st
of 206 countries
All-time high
68.7%
in 2013
All-time low
55.8%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 60.3% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta peaked at 68.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2000.
That places Malta 51st 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 60.1% | — |
| 1998 | 55.8% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 60.3% | +2.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 60.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 93% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 60.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.4%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 55.8% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 55.8% | 67.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.8% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 58.9% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta was 60.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Malta ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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