Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in New Zealand
New Zealand: 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 New Zealand, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - number of sources in New Zealand stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in New Zealand peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
That places New Zealand 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand'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 | 5.44 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 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 Hong Kong 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 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 New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in New Zealand?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in New Zealand was 8 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does New Zealand rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- New Zealand ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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