Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia
Zambia: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 35.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 35.1% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia peaked at 36.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 139th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.5% | — |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +41.6% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 15.4% | 31.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 30.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.0% | 35.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia was 35.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Zambia ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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