Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 28.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
28.0%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
169th
of 206 countries
All-time high
41.6%
in 1996
All-time low
12.3%
in 2008
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 28.0% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe peaked at 41.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.6% | — |
| 1998 | 36.1% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +5.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 28.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 28.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.9% | 36.1% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 12.3% | 27.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 15.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.8% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe was 28.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Zimbabwe ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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