Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 9 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
9
in 2023
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Costa Rica, 1996–2024

02468101996201020241996: 51998: 52000: 52002: 62003: 62004: 72005: 72006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 72014: 72015: 72016: 72017: 72018: 72019: 72020: 72021: 72022: 82023: 92024: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - number of sources in Costa Rica is 9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Costa Rica peaked at 9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 7 5 8 9
2010s 7.3 7 8 10
2020s 8 7 9 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 83 Algeria 9 compare
  2. 83 Argentina 9 compare
  3. 83 Bahrain, Kingdom of 9 compare
  4. 83 Bolivia 9 compare
  5. 83 Brazil 9 compare
  6. 83 Burundi 9 compare
  7. 83 Cabo Verde 9 compare
  8. 83 Central African Republic 9 compare
  9. 83 Chile 9 compare
  10. 83 China, People's Republic of 9 compare
  11. 83 Denmark 9 compare
  12. 83 Ecuador 9 compare
  13. 83 Egypt, Arab Republic of 9 compare
  14. 83 Finland 9 compare
  15. 83 Gabon 9 compare
  16. 83 Iceland 9 compare
  17. 83 Iraq 9 compare
  18. 83 Kazakhstan, Republic of 9 compare
  19. 83 Kuwait 9 compare
  20. 83 Luxembourg 9 compare
  21. 83 Malaysia 9 compare
  22. 83 Malta 9 compare
  23. 83 Mauritius 9 compare
  24. 83 Moldova, Republic of 9 compare
  25. 83 Netherlands, The 9 compare
  26. 83 Nicaragua 9 compare
  27. 83 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
  28. 83 Paraguay 9 compare
  29. 83 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
  30. 83 Serbia, Republic of 9 compare
  31. 83 Somalia 9 compare
  32. 83 Thailand 9 compare
  33. 83 United Kingdom 9 compare
  34. 83 Uruguay 9 compare
  35. 83 Venezuela 9 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Costa Rica?
Government effectiveness - number of sources in Costa Rica was 9 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Costa Rica rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Costa Rica. Statizoid. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-number-of-sources/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-number-of-sources/costa-rica/">Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Costa Rica</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed