Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
8
in 2023
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Hong Kong, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 8 for government effectiveness - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Hong Kong peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
That places Hong Kong 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.22 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 132 Afghanistan 8 compare
- 132 Armenia 8 compare
- 132 Azerbaijan 8 compare
- 132 Bhutan 8 compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
- 132 Canada 8 compare
- 132 Eritrea 8 compare
- 132 Georgia 8 compare
- 132 Israel 8 compare
- 132 Jamaica 8 compare
- 132 Kosovo 8 compare
- 132 Lebanon 8 compare
- 132 Libya 8 compare
- 132 Montenegro 8 compare
- 132 New Zealand 8 compare
- 132 Nicaragua 8 compare
- 132 North Macedonia 8 compare
- 132 Qatar 8 compare
- 132 South Sudan 8 compare
- 132 Syria 8 compare
- 132 Trinidad and Tobago 8 compare
- 132 United Arab Emirates 8 compare
- 132 United States 8 compare
- 132 Yemen 8 compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Hong Kong?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Hong Kong was 8 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Hong Kong rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Hong Kong ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.
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