Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Mexico
Mexico: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 41.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mexico, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mexico stood at 41.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mexico peaked at 51.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1996.
Mexico ranks 119th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34.5% | — |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +30.1% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 41.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 41.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.2%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +30.1% | 34.5% | 44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 34.5% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 37.4% | 49.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 45.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 41.1% | 45.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mexico?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mexico was 41.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1996.
- How does Mexico rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Mexico ranks 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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