Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 26.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.6%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
178th
of 206 countries
All-time high
35.0%
in 2017
All-time low
15.1%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nicaragua, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 26.6% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nicaragua peaked at 35.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 178th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.3% | — |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | +13.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 26.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 26.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.2%, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 15.1% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 28.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 23.5% | 29.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nicaragua?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nicaragua was 26.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Nicaragua ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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