Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Nigeria
Nigeria: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.2%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2018
All-time low
12.7%
in 2002
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 27.2% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria peaked at 30.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2002.
Nigeria ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.3% | — |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +44.8% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +3.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 27.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 27.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 12.7% | 26.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.6% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.8% | 29.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria was 27.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2002.
- How does Nigeria rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Nigeria ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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