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

Nigeria: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 25.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.6%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
176th
of 206 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2018
All-time low
13.6%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

01020301996201020241996: 20.81998: 162000: 182002: 13.62003: 16.62004: 23.32005: 23.62006: 24.52007: 26.22008: 25.12009: 232010: 22.72011: 232012: 262013: 26.22014: 24.82015: 27.52016: 27.42017: 28.62018: 28.82019: 26.52020: 26.22021: 24.32022: 24.42023: 28.32024: 25.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 25.6% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria peaked at 28.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2002.

Nigeria ranks 176th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Nigeria, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 20.8%
1998 16.0% -22.9%
2000 18.0% +12.5%
2002 13.6% -24.5%
2003 16.6% +22.0%
2004 23.3% +40.3%
2005 23.6% +1.3%
2006 24.5% +3.9%
2007 26.2% +7.1%
2008 25.1% -4.5%
2009 23.0% -8.0%
2010 22.7% -1.5%
2011 23.0% +1.4%
2012 26.0% +12.8%
2013 26.2% +0.9%
2014 24.8% -5.4%
2015 27.5% +11.1%
2016 27.4% -0.4%
2017 28.6% +4.1%
2018 28.8% +1.0%
2019 26.5% -8.2%
2020 26.2% -1.2%
2021 24.3% -7.1%
2022 24.4% +0.4%
2023 28.3% +16.2%
2024 25.6% -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.4% 16.0% 20.8% 2
2000s 21.5% 13.6% 26.2% 9
2010s 26.1% 22.7% 28.8% 10
2020s 25.8% 24.3% 28.3% 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 173 Papua New Guinea 26.4% compare
  2. 174 Zimbabwe 26.3% compare
  3. 175 Guatemala 26.0% compare
  4. 177 Vanuatu 25.6% compare
  5. 178 Burundi 25.5% compare
  6. 179 Timor-Leste 25.4% compare

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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 25.6% in 2024, 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 28.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2002.
How does Nigeria rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Nigeria ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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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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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