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

New Zealand: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 79.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
79.8%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
5th
of 206 countries
All-time high
82.9%
in 2014
All-time low
74.6%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801996201020241996: 81.91998: 80.12000: 77.92002: 82.92003: 82.22004: 78.22005: 80.52006: 79.32007: 78.72008: 78.72009: 81.62010: 78.62011: 81.62012: 81.72013: 812014: 82.92015: 81.32016: 78.82017: 78.12018: 76.52019: 76.12020: 76.32021: 74.62022: 762023: 77.42024: 79.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand is 79.8%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand peaked at 82.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2021.

That places New Zealand 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in New Zealand, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 81.9%
1998 80.1% -2.2%
2000 77.9% -2.7%
2002 82.9% +6.4%
2003 82.2% -0.8%
2004 78.2% -4.8%
2005 80.5% +2.8%
2006 79.3% -1.5%
2007 78.7% -0.7%
2008 78.7% -0.0%
2009 81.6% +3.7%
2010 78.6% -3.8%
2011 81.6% +3.8%
2012 81.7% +0.2%
2013 81.0% -0.9%
2014 82.9% +2.4%
2015 81.3% -2.0%
2016 78.8% -3.0%
2017 78.1% -0.9%
2018 76.5% -2.1%
2019 76.1% -0.5%
2020 76.3% +0.2%
2021 74.6% -2.3%
2022 76.0% +1.9%
2023 77.4% +1.9%
2024 79.8% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.0% 80.1% 81.9% 2
2000s 80.0% 77.9% 82.9% 9
2010s 79.7% 76.1% 82.9% 10
2020s 76.8% 74.6% 79.8% 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 Japan 84.4% compare
  2. 3 Luxembourg 83.9% compare
  3. 4 Denmark 81.4% compare
  4. 6 Norway 79.7% compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 79.7% compare
  6. 8 Finland 79.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand?
Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand was 79.8% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2021.
How does New Zealand rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
New Zealand ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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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