Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Rwanda
Rwanda: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 53.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Rwanda, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Rwanda stood at 53.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Rwanda peaked at 53.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.2% | — |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +183.6% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 53.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 53.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +183.6% | 10.2% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | +25.9% | 29.1% | 36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 8.9% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 44.0% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 49.5% | 53.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 67 Montenegro 53.7% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Rwanda?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Rwanda was 53.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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