Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Suriname
Suriname: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 43.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Suriname, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Suriname is 43.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Suriname peaked at 46.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1996.
That places Suriname 109th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25.9% | — |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | +20.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 43.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 43.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.2%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +31.3% | 25.9% | 34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 25.9% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 37.6% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 36.2% | 43.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Suriname?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Suriname was 43.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1996.
- How does Suriname rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Suriname ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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