Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Switzerland
Switzerland: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 84.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
84.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
5th
of 206 countries
All-time high
87.5%
in 2018
All-time low
80.6%
in 2006
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Switzerland stood at 84.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Switzerland peaked at 87.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2006.
That places Switzerland 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 82.0% | — |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 84.8% | +2.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 84.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 84.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 82.0% | 82.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 80.6% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 81.7% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.6% | 86.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Switzerland?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Switzerland was 84.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2006.
- How does Switzerland rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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