Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in South Africa
South Africa: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 45.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
45.0%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
104th
of 206 countries
All-time high
55.6%
in 1996
All-time low
42.3%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 45.0% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.4% 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 South Africa peaked at 55.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 104th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 55.6% | — |
| 1998 | 49.6% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | +6.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 45.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 45.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.4% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 50.6% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 42.3% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa was 45.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- South Africa ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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