Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Australia
Australia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2365 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Australia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2365 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Australia peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2365, in 2025.
That places Australia 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2499 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2379 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2379 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2379 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2365 | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2365 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2365 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2517 | 0.25 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.2499 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2417 | 0.2365 | 0.2499 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Australia?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Australia was 0.2365 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2365 in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Australia ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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