Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
30th
of 206 countries
All-time high
11
in 2025
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Sri Lanka, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - number of sources in Sri Lanka stood at 11. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Sri Lanka peaked at 11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +10.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 11 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 11 is above the median for South Asia, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.11 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 30 Bangladesh 11 compare
- 30 Botswana 11 compare
- 30 Bulgaria 11 compare
- 30 Cambodia 11 compare
- 30 Chad 11 compare
- 30 Congo 11 compare
- 30 Croatia 11 compare
- 30 Czechia 11 compare
- 30 Egypt 11 compare
- 30 Estonia 11 compare
- 30 Hungary 11 compare
- 30 Indonesia 11 compare
- 30 Jordan 11 compare
- 30 Latvia 11 compare
- 30 Lithuania 11 compare
- 30 Namibia 11 compare
- 30 Pakistan 11 compare
- 30 Philippines 11 compare
- 30 Poland 11 compare
- 30 Romania 11 compare
- 30 Rwanda 11 compare
- 30 Slovakia 11 compare
- 30 Slovenia 11 compare
- 30 Somalia 11 compare
- 30 Sudan 11 compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 11 compare
- 30 Vietnam 11 compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Sri Lanka?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Sri Lanka was 11 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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