Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in American Samoa
American Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.396 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.396
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 2004
All-time low
0.396
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in American Samoa, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in American Samoa stood at 0.396. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in American Samoa peaked at 0.4603 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.396, in 2025.
American Samoa ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4603 | — |
| 2005 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.396 | -14.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.396 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.396 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4496 | 0.396 | 0.4603 | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 1 Andorra 0.396 compare
- 1 Bermuda 0.396 compare
- 1 Guam 0.396 compare
- 1 Monaco 0.396 compare
- 1 San Marino 0.396 compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.396 compare
- 1 United States Virgin Islands 0.396 compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1017 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.015 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1942 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.0944 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in American Samoa?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in American Samoa was 0.396 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.396 in 2025.
- How does American Samoa rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- American Samoa ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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