Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Uganda
Uganda: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 39.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
131st
of 206 countries
All-time high
40.8%
in 2015
All-time low
24.0%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uganda, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uganda stood at 39.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uganda peaked at 40.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 131st of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.0% | — |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 39.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 39.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 24.0% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 29.3% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 36.1% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 33.6% | 39.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uganda?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uganda was 39.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Uganda ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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